''College Scandal'' is a 1935 American
comedy film
The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...
directed by
Elliott Nugent
Elliott Nugent (September 20, 1896 – August 9, 1980) was an American actor, playwright, writer, and film director.
Life and career
Nugent was born in Dover, Ohio, the son of actor J.C. Nugent. He attended Ohio State University. He successf ...
and written by
Frank Partos
Frank Partos (born Ferenc Pártos; July 2, 1901 – December 23, 1956) was a Hungarian-American screenwriter and an early executive committee member of the Screen Actors Guild, which he helped found.
Emigration from Europe
Born in Budapest on ...
,
Charles Brackett
Charles William Brackett (November 26, 1892 – March 9, 1969) was an American screenwriter and film producer. He collaborated with Billy Wilder on sixteen films.
Life and career
Brackett was born in Saratoga Springs, New York, the son of ...
and
Marguerite Roberts. The film stars
Arline Judge
Margaret Arline Judge (February 21, 1912 – February 7, 1974) was an American actress and singer who worked mostly in low-budget B movies, but gained some fame for habitually marrying, including two brothers. Judge specialized in playing fai ...
,
Kent Taylor,
Wendy Barrie
Wendy Barrie (born Marguerite Wendy Jenkins; 18 April 1912 – 2 February 1978) was a British-American film and television actress.
Early life
Although sometimes stated to have been born in London, other sources, including Barrie herself, ...
,
William Frawley
William Clement Frawley (February 26, 1887 – March 3, 1966) was an American vaudevillian and actor best known for playing landlord Fred Mertz in the sitcom ''I Love Lucy.'' Frawley also played "Bub" O'Casey during the first five seasons of t ...
, Benny Baker,
William Benedict and
Mary Nash. The film was released on June 21, 1935, by
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation, commonly known as Paramount Pictures or simply Paramount, is an American film production company, production and Distribution (marketing), distribution company and the flagship namesake subsidiary of Paramount ...
.
Plot
Julie Fresnel, the daughter of a new French professor on the campus of Rudgate College, becomes the center of all attractions.
One of her admirers get murdered, followed by a second and a third one.
Eventually, she is rescued from a house with a time bomb.
Cast
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Arline Judge
Margaret Arline Judge (February 21, 1912 – February 7, 1974) was an American actress and singer who worked mostly in low-budget B movies, but gained some fame for habitually marrying, including two brothers. Judge specialized in playing fai ...
as Sally Dunlap
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Kent Taylor as Seth Dunlap
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Wendy Barrie
Wendy Barrie (born Marguerite Wendy Jenkins; 18 April 1912 – 2 February 1978) was a British-American film and television actress.
Early life
Although sometimes stated to have been born in London, other sources, including Barrie herself, ...
as Julie Fresnel
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William Frawley
William Clement Frawley (February 26, 1887 – March 3, 1966) was an American vaudevillian and actor best known for playing landlord Fred Mertz in the sitcom ''I Love Lucy.'' Frawley also played "Bub" O'Casey during the first five seasons of t ...
as Chief of Police Magoun
*Benny Baker as 'Cuffie' Lewis
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William Benedict as 'Penny' Parker
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Mary Nash as Mrs. Fresnel
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Edward Nugent
Edward James Nugent (February 7, 1904 – January 3, 1995) was an American film and stage actor.
Biography
Nugent was born on February 7, 1904, and acted in films between 1928 and 1937.
When Nugent was a boy, he sang with the Metropolitan Ope ...
as Jake Lansing
*William Stack as Dr. Henri Fresnel
*
Johnny Downs
John Morey Downs (October 10, 1913 – June 6, 1994) was an American actor, singer and dancer. He began his career as a child actor, most notably as Johnny in the ''Our Gang'' short comedy film series from 1923 to 1926. He remained active ...
as Paul Gedney
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Robert Kent as Dan Courtridge
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Joyce Compton
Olivia Joyce Compton (January 27, 1907 – October 13, 1997) was an American actress.
Biography
Compton was born in Lexington, Kentucky, the daughter of Henry and Golden Compton. (Despite frequent reports to the contrary, her name was not ...
as Toby Carpenter
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Samuel S. Hinds as Mr. Cummings
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Douglas Wood as Dean Traynor
*Edith Arnold as Posey
*Helena Phillips Evans as Melinda
*Mary Ellen Brown as Marjorie
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Stanley Andrews
Stanley Martin Andrews (born Andrzejewski; August 28, 1891 – June 23, 1969) was an American actor perhaps best known as the voice of Daddy Warbucks on the radio program ''Little Orphan Annie'' and later as "The Old Ranger", the first host of ...
as Jim
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Oscar Smith as Generation Jones
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Oscar Rudolph
Oscar Rudolph (April 2, 1911 – February 1, 1991) was an American film and television director, producer, and actor.
Life and career
Rudolph was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and in 1924 moved to Southern California with his family. He started hi ...
as Olson
References
External links
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1935 films
1930s comedy mystery films
American black-and-white films
American comedy mystery films
Films directed by Elliott Nugent
Films set in universities and colleges
Paramount Pictures films
1935 comedy films
1930s English-language films
1930s American films
English-language comedy mystery films
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