Life Begins in College

1937
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1h 34m

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5.1/10

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Al Ritz, Harry Ritz, Jimmy Ritz, and The Ritz Brothers in Life Begins in College (1937)

Slapstick Comedy Music Romance Sport

When a wealthy Indian student endows the college so that they can keep the football coach, rumor has it that the Indian has played professionally and can't be on the team.When a wealthy Indian student endows the college so that they can keep the football coach, rumor has it that the Indian has played professionally and can't be on the team.When a wealthy Indian student endows the college so that they can keep the football coach, rumor has it that the Indian has played professionally and can't be on the team.

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5.1/10

141

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Gloria Stuart took time in the middle of filming to meet with Ray Pearl. He was a huge fan of hers and had gotten his uncle to tattoo her portrait on his chest. He then hitch-hiked from Chicago to Hollywood to meet her and show her his tattoo. She did agree to meet with him and was quoted by Life magazine, who covered and photographed their meeting as saying, "Oh my gracious" when she saw the tattoo.

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Big Chief Swing It
Music by Lew Pollack
Lyrics by Sidney D. Mitchell

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2/10

A Lesson in American Racism in the Not-So-Good Old Days

An eye-popping racist comedy based on the Jim Thorpe-like story of a Native American man on the football team of an Ivy League college, this film contains so many stereotypes not even white men are immune. It is some kind of redemption, I suppose, when every character is portrayed as an idiot; however, white folks are clearly seen as superior idiots. Super talented Joan Davis as the horny white gal who cannot keep her hands off the red man, takes the prize for most offensive song: "Big Chief Swing It" (or maybe the prize goes to "Our Team Is on the Warpath." The popular and influential Ritz Brothers star, and Tony Martin lends his golden tones to the antics, but nothing can redeem this insipid time piece. The only reason to watch it is as a lesson in American racism in the not-so-good old days.