A winning college rowing team is set to go on a world tour until philosophy professor Ethelred Lippincott flunks the whole team. The professor's mousy niece Ann Lippincott convinces him to tutor the group while they're on the trip. Hank Merman (Jimmy Durante) is the trainer.
The girls stealing the test bit makes little sense and looks bad anyways. It's unnecessary in an awkward way. The boys would be the automatic suspects. I would rather cut out that part of the plot. If they insist on pursuing the mean girls plot, have the girls bully Ann. The acting is generally poor and broad. Maxine Doyle seems perfectly fine as the mousy Ann. Her glasses is doing half the work. Durante has a secondary role. He tries to inject some comedy but most of it doesn't strike me as funny. He's better when he's singing. There is one consistent bit that has some good comedic effect. Durante and Butterworth are constantly trying to get rid of Sum Toy. There is also some yellow-face work which never ages well. It's a movie of its day and not necessarily a good one at that.
The girls stealing the test bit makes little sense and looks bad anyways. It's unnecessary in an awkward way. The boys would be the automatic suspects. I would rather cut out that part of the plot. If they insist on pursuing the mean girls plot, have the girls bully Ann. The acting is generally poor and broad. Maxine Doyle seems perfectly fine as the mousy Ann. Her glasses is doing half the work. Durante has a secondary role. He tries to inject some comedy but most of it doesn't strike me as funny. He's better when he's singing. There is one consistent bit that has some good comedic effect. Durante and Butterworth are constantly trying to get rid of Sum Toy. There is also some yellow-face work which never ages well. It's a movie of its day and not necessarily a good one at that.