Walk of Fame: All-American Co-Ed and Frances Langford

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Johnny Downs and Frances Langford in All-American Co-Ed.
Noah Beery Jr and Johnny Downs in All-American Co-Ed.

I watched this movie a month ago but forgot to do the review & poster thing for it- probably because I didn’t care for it.

The plot: a women’s horticultural college named Mar Brynn (gee, where did they get that name?) decides to boost their flagging enrollment by forbidding frat boys from Quinceton (gee, where did they get that name?) from coming on campus. Luckily for the Quinceton boys, they just did a drag show on campus, so they send Bob, one of their members, in drag to infiltrate the school. A boy acting like a girl? CRAZY! Then the hi-jinks start, and don’t end until the school puts on a big musical number and the boy and the lead girl fall in love. Along the way, Jim Rockford’s dad tries to hook up with the boy while he’s cross-dressing, and the Skipper from Gilligan’s Island carries a small plant.

Composite picture. On the left, a mockup of Frances Langford's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. On the Right, a black and white portrait photo of Frances Langford.

Frances Langford (1500 Vine Street) is Virginia, the girl Bob falls for. She was a popular singer who also did a ton of USO shows with Bob Hope. I wish I’d seen her in a better film.

And I wasted a good original poster on this thing.

A fake poster for All-American XCo-Ed mimicking the poster for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
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