Hold 'Em Yale

Apr 27, 1935

1h 1m

★ 7.0

FOUR SLUGS DISH OUT ROMANCE IN THE YALE BOWL

Overview

A pretty young socialite falls for a charming but shady hustler, who abandons her when he finds that she has been disowned by her wealthy father. Three of the hustler's partners, who have also been left high and dry by heir former associate, come up with a plan to get her to the annual Yale-Harvard football game to reunite with her former sweetheart, an honest but nerdy bookworm.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

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Cast

Clarice Van Cleve

Patricia Ellis

Hector Wilmot

Buster Crabbe

Georgie, the Chaser

Cesar Romero

Sunshine Joe

William Frawley

Liverlips

Andy Devine

Mr. Van Cleve

George Barbier

Sam, The Gonoph

Warren Hymer

Bennie South Street

George E. Stone

Mr. Wilmot

Hale Hamilton

Coach Jennings

Guy Usher

Langdonn

Leonard Carey

John and his girlfriend have vowed to marry once they save $30,000 for their dream house. But the minute they achieve their financial goal, John finds out his niece has been accepted at Harvard, and he's reminded of his promise to pay for her tuition (nearly $30,000). John's friend Duff convinces him to turn to petty crime to make the payment … but Duff's hare-brained schemes spin quickly out of control.

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