Title: All-American Co-Ed
Year: 1941
Genres: Musical; Comedy; Romance
Director: LeRoy Prinz

Cast:

• Frances Langford as Judy Ross
• Johnny Downs as Johnny Evans
• Noel Neill as Betty Jane Adams
• Vernon (“Snub”) Pollard as Coach Alton
• Iris Adrian as Gloria Stafford
• Robert Blake as Tommy (credited as Little Bobby Blake)
• Eddie “Rochester” Anderson as Sam (bandleader)

Synopsis:

When small-town girl Judy Ross wins a scholarship to State University, she joins the campus glee club and instantly becomes its star vocalist. With encouragement from fellow student Johnny Evans and reluctant support from stern Coach Alton, Judy leads the club through spirited rehearsals and spirited campus hijinks—from impromptu serenades in the quad to a big halftime show at the football game. Along the way she juggles study, song, and a blossoming romance with Johnny, proving that a little star power can unite a whole school behind its team.

Trivia:

• Features early screen appearances by jazz great Eddie “Rochester” Anderson in a rare musical role.
• Noel Neill, who plays Betty Jane, would later become famous as Lois Lane on television’s Adventures of Superman.
• Produced as part of the wartime morale–boosting trend, the glee club performances were used to raise funds for war bonds.
• The film fell into the public domain when its producers neglected to renew the copyright after the initial term.