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Zis Boom Bah (1941)

Zis Boom Bah poster
Directed by
William Nigh
Genre
musical film, romantic comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 01m
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A vaudeville singer shows up at a struggling college to teach entitled students some values and self-confidence. The movie is a musical comedy about fixing a school through song and humor.

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What happens

Zis Boom Bah, also known as College Sweethearts, is a 1941 American musical comedy film directed by William Nigh, and starring Grace Hayes, Peter Lind Hayes and Mary Healy. The plot concerns a vaudeville singer who comes to a floundering college to instill values and self-confidence in its entitled students. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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