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Campus Cinderella (1938)

initiated by Goldie on October 05, 2008 (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029964/)

How typical is Campus Cinderella of comedy shorts of the late thirties? The songs were far too earnest, the acting so far over the top that I wonder, still, if I loathe or love this film.The two-strip (I'd hazard) Technicolor firmly pegs the film in its era, as does the cartoon acting style, and the pervasive swing-era ethos.This film is included as a special feature on the 2005 special edition DV more

How typical is Campus Cinderella of comedy shorts of the late thirties? The songs were far too earnest, the acting so far over the top that I wonder, still, if I loathe or love this film.The two-strip (I'd hazard) Technicolor firmly pegs the film in its era, as does the cartoon acting style, and the pervasive swing-era ethos.This film is included as a special feature on the 2005 special edition DVD release of "Bringing Up Baby". The madcap sensibilities of the two mesh, and seeing Campus Cinderella helped me better appreciate Baby.It's fun to watch. The campus antics; the prehistoric basketball; the campy singing and dancing; even the splotchy, saturated color made this an enjoyable waste of 19 minutes of my time. Even if I decide I hated the film.

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