Campus Cinderella (1938)
** (out of 4)
Bland short from Warner about a young girl (Penny Singleton) whose father is about to be let go of at her college unless they can get more athletes to enroll. The girl managers to make a basketball star (Johnnie Davis) to fall in love with her but he's having a hard time switching schools because of his jerk father. CAMPUS Cinderella is a pretty boring affair without too much going for it. The story is simple enough but nothing is done with it. The cinematography is quite ugly as every single shot in the film looks cheap. The music are some pretty bad numbers that will make you want to hit the mute button. Even the dialogue never really pays off with. In fact, there's really nothing here that works with the exception of the brunette Singleton who is best remembered for her Blondie roles. She at least brings some life to the material but this isn't enough to save the film. The entire subplot with the fathers just add up to nothing and in the end there's very little reason to watch it.
** (out of 4)
Bland short from Warner about a young girl (Penny Singleton) whose father is about to be let go of at her college unless they can get more athletes to enroll. The girl managers to make a basketball star (Johnnie Davis) to fall in love with her but he's having a hard time switching schools because of his jerk father. CAMPUS Cinderella is a pretty boring affair without too much going for it. The story is simple enough but nothing is done with it. The cinematography is quite ugly as every single shot in the film looks cheap. The music are some pretty bad numbers that will make you want to hit the mute button. Even the dialogue never really pays off with. In fact, there's really nothing here that works with the exception of the brunette Singleton who is best remembered for her Blondie roles. She at least brings some life to the material but this isn't enough to save the film. The entire subplot with the fathers just add up to nothing and in the end there's very little reason to watch it.