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A fellow gives cross-dressing the old college try
As far back as 1941, someone pondered the seemingly unlimited potential of motion pictures and decided that the world really needed to see men in drag. I'm not sure I'm comfortable with that, but All American Co-ed actually succeeds quite well as an entertaining diversion. Lest you see the name of Alan Hale, Jr. (better known as the Skipper from Gilligan's Island) in the cast list and panic, let me assure you that his small role is not a cross-dressing one; he's basically just a cotton-seed character. Bob Sheppard (Johnny Downs), though, spends a Flip Wilson-ish amount of time in dresses, however, for he (uh, she) is the point man (uh, woman) in a plot pitting two schools against one another. Mar Brynn is a girl's school famous for its traditionalist (meaning anti-male) foundation; unfortunately, it's not exactly prospering. To engineer some positive publicity, twelve scholarships are given out to girls brandishing special credentials. Nearby, at the all-boy Quinceton school, the Zeta fraternity brothers get their kicks by dressing up and performing as women. For reasons beyond my comprehension, Mar Brynn uses a reference to the Zeta drag queens as a publicity stunt, leaving the boys yearning for revenge. What better revenge could there by than passing one of their own off as a young lady and securing a scholarship to the all-girl school?

Naturally, you have a lot of jokes built around Bob trying to keep "Bobbie's" secret long enough to embarrass Mar Brynn at the appropriate time. Love ends up changing everyone's plans, but I probably don't need to even tell you that. It's all rather predictable, but the movie's assortment of musical numbers, tried-and-true comedy bits, and relatively short running time (clocking in at just over 48 minutes) allows All American Co-ed to succeed as a musical comedy that doesn't have time to grow old and annoying.

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Campy musical comedy with gay sensibility.
The titles appear over a chorus line of shapely legs. When the camera pans up after the directorial credit, we are on stage with a drag show musical number in full swing. This short (51 minute) musical oddity has great tunes (an Oscar nomination for Best Score), cute guys and a "Some Like It Hot" cross-dressing plot that's a hoot. The male lead is far better as a girl than as himself. A totally unexpected delight that demands a cult following!