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Secrets of a Co-Ed

  • 1942
  • Approved
  • 1h 7m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
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Otto Kruger, Tina Thayer, Rick Vallin, and Herb Vigran in Secrets of a Co-Ed (1942)
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A free-spirited college girl insists on carrying on her romance with a young mobster, scandalizing the town and going against the wishes of her father, the town's most prominent attorney--an... Read allA free-spirited college girl insists on carrying on her romance with a young mobster, scandalizing the town and going against the wishes of her father, the town's most prominent attorney--and who has his own reasons for not wanting to attract too much attention to him and his fam... Read allA free-spirited college girl insists on carrying on her romance with a young mobster, scandalizing the town and going against the wishes of her father, the town's most prominent attorney--and who has his own reasons for not wanting to attract too much attention to him and his family.

  • Director
    • Joseph H. Lewis
  • Writer
    • George Wallace Sayre
  • Stars
    • Otto Kruger
    • Tina Thayer
    • Rick Vallin
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.3/10
    57
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Joseph H. Lewis
    • Writer
      • George Wallace Sayre
    • Stars
      • Otto Kruger
      • Tina Thayer
      • Rick Vallin
    • 2User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Otto Kruger
    Otto Kruger
    • James Reynolds
    Tina Thayer
    Tina Thayer
    • Brenda Reynolds
    Rick Vallin
    Rick Vallin
    • Nick Jordan
    Russell Hoyt
    • Bill
    Marcia Mae Jones
    Marcia Mae Jones
    • Laura Wright
    Geraldine Spreckels
    • Tessie Smith
    Diana del Río Irribarra
    Diana del Río Irribarra
    • Maria
    • (as Diana Del Rio)
    Herb Vigran
    Herb Vigran
    • Soapy
    Patricia Knox
    Patricia Knox
    • Flo
    Claire Rochelle
    Claire Rochelle
    • Miss Wilson - Secretary
    Addison Richards
    Addison Richards
    • District Attorney
    Isabel La Mal
    Isabel La Mal
    • Sophie - College Dean
    Kernan Cripps
    Kernan Cripps
    • Detective Roberts
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Gardner
    • Court Reporter
    • (uncredited)
    Pat McKee
    • Walter J. Ferris
    • (uncredited)
    Tom Patricola
    Tom Patricola
    • Unconfirmed Character
    • (uncredited)
    Michael Vallon
    Michael Vallon
    • Pete
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Joseph H. Lewis
    • Writer
      • George Wallace Sayre
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    6Handlinghandel

    So violent and raw, it's almost like porn

    This is certainly not Joseph H. Lewis at his best. The movie was clearly shot on a low budget. The print I saw was shaky. (This was especially frustrating because several times, pages from the title character's diary, written in script, take up the whole screen and just cannot be read.) Otto Kruger is excellent is an attorney of questionable moral stature. There's a plot about him and his cases and his private moneymaking endeavors. Going on simultaneously is the plot involving said coed: She is his daughter. She is the terror of the campus of a small school. Tina Thayer isn't asked to do much in this role. She's cast just right, though: outwardly sweet, small -- and a complete brat.

    Rick Vallin is excellent as a hoodlum who bridges the two plot lines. He's handsome, though convincingly nasty.

    Diana Del Rio plays his romantic interest. She sings at a club. What a fiery look she has! She does a campy yet impressive song called "Brazilly Willy." It was written by Jay Livingston, who went on to win three Academy Awards for music in higher class movies.

    Lewis keeps a tight rein on the performers and the film moves along with verve and power.

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    • Trivia
      The earliest documented telecast of this film in the New York City area occurred Monday 12 August 1946 on WNBT (Channel 4).
    • Soundtracks
      Brazilly Willy
      ("O Passo Do Kanguru")

      Written by Jay Livingston (as J. Jay Levinson) and Ray Evans

      Performed by Diana Del Rio

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    • Release date
      • October 26, 1942 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Silent Witness
    • Production company
      • Alexander-Stern Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 7m(67 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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