Sweetheart of the Campus is a 1941 American musical comedy film directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring Ruby Keeler, Ozzie Nelson and Harriet Hilliard. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures. The film's working title was Betty Co-ed and it was also released as Broadway Ahead.
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Plot
Betty Blake is a lead vocalist for Ozzie Norton's orchestra. Vowing to prevent a hostile takeover of a college by puritanical trustee Minnie Sparr, Betty, Ozzie and his entire band enroll as college students.
Cast
Ruby Keeler as Betty Blake
Ozzie Nelson as Ozzie Norton
Harriet Hilliard as Harriet Hale
Gordon Oliver as Terry Jones
Don Beddoe as Sheriff Denby
Charles Judels as Tomasso/Victor Demond
Kathleen Howard as Mrs. Minnie Sparr
Byron Foulger as Dr. Bailey
George Lessey as Dr. Hale
Frank Gaby as Dr. Grimsby
Leo Watson as Tom Tom
Four Spirits of Rhythm as Tom Tom's accompanists