Mr. Belvedere Goes to College (1950)

Directed by

Elliott Nugent

Genre

comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 23m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A brilliant but cantankerous man named Lynn Belvedere decides to earn a college degree in one year. He enrolls at a university and uses his sharp mind and unconventional methods to navigate student life and academic challenges.

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What happens

Mr. Belvedere Goes to College is a 1949 American comedy film directed by Elliott Nugent. The screenplay written by Mary Loos, Mary C. McCall, Jr., and Richard Sale was based on characters created by Gwen Davenport. It follows on from Sitting Pretty (1948), and had a sequel, Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell (1951). The film focuses on prickly genius Lynn Belvedere (Clifton Webb) who enrolls in a major university with the intention of obtaining a four-year degree in only one year. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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