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  • Spring Madness (1938)
  • Passed
    67 min | Comedy, Romance
Spring Madness (1938)
Passed
67 min | Comedy, Romance

In their last semester at Harvard, Sam Thatcher and his roommate, who is nicknamed "The Lippencott", have grand ideas of seeing the remote corners of the world, having booked passage on a freighter from New York to Siberia, setting sail ...See moreIn their last semester at Harvard, Sam Thatcher and his roommate, who is nicknamed "The Lippencott", have grand ideas of seeing the remote corners of the world, having booked passage on a freighter from New York to Siberia, setting sail immediately after they graduate. They plan to live and observe the economic life there for two years before they settle down. They've had such plans since they were freshmen, not wanting to be tied down to the American rat race immediately following graduation. Sam, however, has not mentioned any of these plans to his girlfriend, Alex Benson, also a student in her final semester at the New England College for Women. Alex wants Sam to attend the college's spring dance with her to be able to show him off to the other girls, the dance being a rite of passage to a serious commitment. Sam doesn't want to lead Alex on by attending but also doesn't want to miss one last opportunity to see her. His plan to graduate and attend the dance hits a snag when the cruise is moved up by two weeks, now at the end of the weekend of the dance. Lipp, who has a mole in a mutual friend named Hat who goes to the college every weekend to visit with his girl, Frances, a friend of Alex's, doesn't trust Sam, whom he feels may leave him in the lurch by not going on the trip to Siberia. Knowing that Sam, against his word, will be going to the college to see Alex anyway, Lipp decides to ambush him at the college to make sure he says his goodbyes and heads to New York for their departure. The weekend thus becomes a race between Alex's friends, who, without Alex's knowledge, do whatever they can to ensure Sam doesn't want to make that ship, and Lipp who knows there's something afoot behind all those feminine curls. Added to the fray is the fact that the dance is being attended by boys from all the Ivy League schools, who have a friendly or not so friendly rivalry with Harvard. Written by Huggo See less
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Director
Writers
Edward Chodorov (screen play) | Philip Barry (play "Spring Dance") | Eleanor Golden (adapted from an original play by) | Eloise Barrangon (adapted from an original play by)
Producer
Composer
William Axt (as Dr. William Axt)
Cinematographer
Joseph Ruttenberg (photographed by)
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Nov 11, 1938 (United States)

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41 cast members
Name Known for
Maureen O'Sullivan
Alexandra Benson Alexandra Benson   See fewer
Lew Ayres
Sam Thatcher Sam Thatcher   See fewer
Ruth Hussey
Kate McKim Kate McKim   See fewer
Burgess Meredith
The Lippencott The Lippencott   See fewer
Ann Morriss
Frances Frances   See fewer
Joyce Compton
Sally Prescott Sally Prescott   See fewer
Julie Bishop
Mady Platt (as Jacqueline Wells) Mady Platt (as Jacqueline Wells)   See fewer
Truman Bradley
Walter Beckett Walter Beckett   See fewer
Marjorie Gateson
Miss Ritchie Miss Ritchie   See fewer
Renie Riano
Mildred (as Renee Riano) Mildred (as Renee Riano)   See fewer
John Archer
Dartmouth College Student (uncredited) Dartmouth College Student (uncredited)   See fewer
Herbert Ashley
Train Conductor (uncredited) Train Conductor (uncredited)   See fewer
William Bailey
Train Conductor Announcing "Board" (uncredited) Train Conductor Announcing "Board" (uncredited)   See fewer
Wesley Barry
Dartmouth College Student (uncredited) Dartmouth College Student (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Baxley
Railroad Train Announcer (uncredited) Railroad Train Announcer (uncredited)   See fewer
Willie Best
Porter on Train (uncredited) Porter on Train (uncredited)   See fewer
Egon Brecher
Soviet Travel Bureau Agent (uncredited) Soviet Travel Bureau Agent (uncredited)   See fewer
James Burke
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Spencer Charters
Police Chief (uncredited) Police Chief (uncredited)   See fewer
John Dawson
Dartmouth College Student (uncredited) Dartmouth College Student (uncredited)   See fewer
Edgar Dearing
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Dale Fellows
Dartmouth College Student (uncredited) Dartmouth College Student (uncredited)   See fewer
Budd Fine
Railroad Station Inspector (uncredited) Railroad Station Inspector (uncredited)   See fewer
Edward Gargan
Jim (uncredited) Jim (uncredited)   See fewer
John Gubbins
Dartmouth College Student (uncredited) Dartmouth College Student (uncredited)   See fewer
Thurston Hall
Charles Platt (uncredited) Charles Platt (uncredited)   See fewer
Ed Hinton
Dartmouth College Student (uncredited) Dartmouth College Student (uncredited)   See fewer
Don Kent
Dartmouth College Student (uncredited) Dartmouth College Student (uncredited)   See fewer
J.M. Kerrigan
Mr. Maloney (uncredited) Mr. Maloney (uncredited)   See fewer
James Millican
Dartmouth College Student (uncredited) Dartmouth College Student (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles R. Moore
Excited Porter in Diner (uncredited) Excited Porter in Diner (uncredited)   See fewer
Clayton Moore
Dartmouth College Student (uncredited) Dartmouth College Student (uncredited)   See fewer
Lee Phelps
Police Officer Ryan (uncredited) Police Officer Ryan (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Spencer
Dartmouth College Student (uncredited) Dartmouth College Student (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Stafford
Dartmouth College Student (uncredited) Dartmouth College Student (uncredited)   See fewer
Phillip Terry
Dartmouth College Student (uncredited) Dartmouth College Student (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Tyler
Taxi Driver (uncredited) Taxi Driver (uncredited)   See fewer
Russell Wade
Dartmouth College Student (uncredited) Dartmouth College Student (uncredited)   See fewer
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