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

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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

Racism like this makes a viewer's skin crawl

Nat Pendleton as "George" the American Indian rings the changes of just about every possible stereotype ("Me-um, How, etc.) that the most gutter-minded person could imagine. It's not quite at the level of "Birth of A Nation" but comes close. I know this was a different and less sensitive time, and maybe it is wrong to judge it by current standards. At best, it is an indicator of how far we have come in the 80 years since it was filmed.