Saturday 30 September 2017

Mr Belvedere Goes to College (1949 Elliott Nugent)

In a slightly unlikely premise, the Genius has won a book prize which he can't claim as he's never graduated from college - and he needs the money as he's been sued by various Hummingbird Hill characters. Meanwhile student Shirley Temple is trying to hide the fact she has a little boy from boyfriend Tom Drake. He sets about sorting out the unruly Tri Gam Co-eds, and has his nicest relationship so far with a Norweigan cook (Lotte Stein, uncredited - from Sirk's All I Desire). With Alan Young and Alvin Greenman (trivia note: appeared in both versions of Miracle on 34th Street) as roommates and Jessie Royce Landis.


In this thinly disguised joke, Belvedere seems to be suggesting the young lady is falsifying her appearance ... but with fake eyelashes.
Scripted this time by Richard Sale and Mary Loos. It's good fun, and features pyjama clad Belvedere escaping from police and being arrested!

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