A very young Joan Bennett tops the cast as Nan Sheffield, the daughter of a college president. The nominal leading man is Tommy Nelson, the black-sheep son of a wealthy alumnus. Though Nelson is an ace football player, President Sheffield refuses to enroll the boy because of his bad reputation, whereupon Tommy's father withdraws his financial backing and bars his son from ever setting foot on Sheffield's campus. Falling in love with Nan, Tommy signs up with the college under an assumed name, giving up his wastrel ways to lead the football team to victory. Joe E. Brown steals the show as Speed Hanson, a goofy gridiron star who emits a loud and long yell whenever scoring a touchdown (this was, in fact, the first film in which Brown's famous "Yeeeeowww" was heard -- but certainly not the last).
as Nan
as Yates
as Tommy
as Betty
as Whiskers
as College President Sheffield
as Trustee
as Russ Saunders of Southern California
as Tim Moynihan of Notre Dame
as Bill Banker of Tulane University
as Howard Harpster of Carnegie Tech
as Ray Montgomery of Univ. of Pittsburgh
as Otto Pommerening of Michigan
as Red Sleight of Purdue
as Kenneth Haycraft of Minnesota
as George Gibson of Minnesota
as Paul Scull of Pennsylvania
as Wear Schoonover of Univ. of Arkansas
as Coach Bob Brown of Univ. of Southern Cal.
as Mr. Nelson
