College Holiday
Theatrical poster
Directed by Frank Tuttle
Written by J.P. McEvoy
Harlan Ware
Jay Gorney
Henry Myers
Produced by William LeBaron
Harlan Thompson
Starring Jack Benny
George Burns
Gracie Allen
Martha Raye
Cinematography Theodor Sparkuhl
Edited by LeRoy Stone
Music by Score:
Boris Morros
Songs:
Burton Lane (music)
Ralph Freed (lyrics)
Ralph Rainger (music)
Leo Robin (lyrics)[1]
Production
company
Paramount Pictures
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • December 19, 1936 (1936-12-19)
Running time
86 minutes
Country United States
Language English

College Holiday is a 1936 American comedy film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Jack Benny, George Burns, Gracie Allen and Martha Raye.[2] It was produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures.

Plot

A woman hotelier with an interest in eugenics invites some young men to spend the summer.

Cast

  • Jack Benny as J. Davis Bowster
  • George Burns as George Hymen
  • Gracie Allen as Calliope 'Gracie' Dove
  • Mary Boland as Carola P. Gaye
  • Martha Raye as Daisy Schloggenheimer
  • Ben Blue as Stage Hand
  • Marsha Hunt as Sylvia Smith
  • Leif Erickson as Dick Winters
  • Eleanore Whitney as Eleanore Wayne
  • Johnny Downs as Johnny Jones
  • Ellen Drew as Dancer on Train

References

  1. ^ Bloom, Ken (1995). Hollywood Song: The Complete Film Musical Companion. New York, NY: Facts on File. p. 173. ISBN 0-8160-2002-7.
  2. ^ Fuller-Seeley p.238

Bibliography

  • Fuller-Seeley, Kathryn. Jack Benny and the Golden Age of American Radio Comedy. University of California Press, 2017.