When you watch films made during the Depression, it's often hard to imagine that there even WAS a depression! After all, most of the folks are employed and have tons of money in the pictures...and "Student Tour" is a great example of this dissonance between Hollywood's depiction of the era and reality. This film is all about a pampered crew team that goes on a world tour...and you wonder how most audience members could have even cared about any of this.
I found "Student Tour" to be a surprisingly dull movie considering it stars Charles Butterworth and Jimmy Durante. Believe it or not, with these two it wasn't funny in the least and it sure should have been with this pair. But the writing was the problem...the film just never delivered.
The story begins with the Crew team from Bartlett College learning that they failed their philosophy exams. So, the professor (Butterworth) agrees to allow the team to be tutored while they're on their world tour...so when they return they can retake and hopefully pass the final exam. Through the course of their trip, there is a LOT of singing and dancing, a lot of boorish behavior from some members of the team and not much in the way of laughs.
So, if you're REALLY into rowing, you might enjoy this one...otherwise, it's a dull and disappointing film.
I found "Student Tour" to be a surprisingly dull movie considering it stars Charles Butterworth and Jimmy Durante. Believe it or not, with these two it wasn't funny in the least and it sure should have been with this pair. But the writing was the problem...the film just never delivered.
The story begins with the Crew team from Bartlett College learning that they failed their philosophy exams. So, the professor (Butterworth) agrees to allow the team to be tutored while they're on their world tour...so when they return they can retake and hopefully pass the final exam. Through the course of their trip, there is a LOT of singing and dancing, a lot of boorish behavior from some members of the team and not much in the way of laughs.
So, if you're REALLY into rowing, you might enjoy this one...otherwise, it's a dull and disappointing film.