Here Come the Co-eds (1945)

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Molly, her brother, Slats, and his pal, Oliver, are taxi dancers at the Miramar Ballroom. As a publicity stunt, Slats plants an article about Molly claiming her ambition is to earn enough money to attend staid, all-girl Bixby College. Bixby's progressive dean offers Molly a scholarship. Molly accepts on the condition that Slats and Oliver come along too as campus caretakers. But the pompous Chairman threatens to foreclose on the school's mortgage if Molly isn't expelled. Together, the trio, with the help of some new friends, concocts a scheme to raise enough money to save the school. The plan involves a bet on the Bixby basketball team, which is playing in a game rated at 20 to 1 by the local bookie. But the bookie has other plans for their dough and hires a group of ringers to step in for the opponents. All is not lost, at least while Oliver has the chance to turn things around for his friends-one way or another.

GENRES:  Comedy
DIRECTION:  Jean Yarbrough
CAST:  Bud Abbott  •  Lou Costello  •  Peggy Ryan  •  Martha O'Driscoll

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Cast & Characters

Bud Abbott Slats McCarthy
Lou Costello Oliver Quackenbush
Peggy Ryan Patty Gayle
Martha O'Driscoll Molly McCarthy
June Vincent Diane Kirkland
Lon Chaney Jr. Johnson (as Lon Chaney)
Donald Cook Dean Larry Benson
Charles Dingle Jonathan Kirkland
Richard Lane Near-Sighted Man at Ballroom
Joe Kirk Honest Dan Murphy the Bookie
Bill Stern Sports Announcer
Phil Spitalny Orchestra Leader

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