Sweetie (1929 film)

1929 film

Sweetie

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Directed by| Frank Tuttle
Screenplay by| George Marion Jr.
Lloyd Corrigan
Starring| Nancy Carroll
Helen Kane
Stanley Smith
Jack Oakie
William Austin
Stuart Erwin
Wallace MacDonald
Cinematography| Alfred Gilks
Edited by| Verna Willis

Production
company

Paramount Pictures

Distributed by| Paramount Pictures

Release date

* November 2, 1929 (1929-11-02)

Running time

| 95 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English

Sweetie is a 1929 American pre-Code musical film directed by Frank Tuttle, written by George Marion Jr. and Lloyd Corrigan, and starring Nancy Carroll, Helen Kane, Jack Oakie, William Austin, Stuart Erwin, and Wallace MacDonald. It was released on November 2, 1929, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2]

## Plot[edit]

School spirit is high at Pelham University, which finally has a football team that can beat the rival school, Oglethorpe. What almost nobody knows is that Biff Bentley, the team captain, is planning to quit school to marry his chorus-girl fiancee, Barbara Pell. When, at the last minute, he's talked into staying for the good of the team, Barbara is furious that he's putting football ahead of his love for her.

It has left her in an uncomfortable position as well: She had quit a good job in order to marry him and will not be able to get that job back. Tap-Tap Thompson, her fellow Broadway performer, manages to find her a new job in a chorus, but she is so upset over her relationship with Biff that she can’t learn the footwork, putting her job in jeopardy.

It is at this moment that Prof. Willow enters her life, revealing that Barbara Pell is only her stage name. Her real name is Barbara Pelham, and she has just inherited Pelham University. She immediately moves on campus to take command—and take revenge on the football team.

## Cast[edit]

* Nancy Carroll as Barbara Pell
* Helen Kane as Helen Fry
* Stanley Smith as Biff Bentley
* Jack Oakie as Tap-Tap Thoompson
* William Austin as Prof. Willow
* Stuart Erwin as Axel Bronstrup
* Wallace MacDonald as Bill Barington
* Charles Sellon as Dr. Oglethorpe
* Aileen Manning as Miss Twill
* Joseph Depew as Freddie Fry

## See also[edit]

* List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)

## References[edit]

1. ^ Sandra Brennan (2015). "Sweetie". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on February 15, 2015. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
2. ^ "Sweetie". afi.com. Retrieved February 14, 2015.

## External links[edit]

* Sweetie at IMDb

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Films directed by Frank Tuttle

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* Second Fiddle (1923)
* Youthful Cheaters (1923)
* Puritan Passions (1923)
* Grit (1924)
* Dangerous Money (1924)
* A Kiss in the Dark (1925)
* Miss Bluebeard (1925)
* The Manicure Girl (1925)
* The Lucky Devil (1925)
* Lovers in Quarantine (1925)
* The American Venus (1926)
* The Untamed Lady (1926)
* Love 'Em and Leave 'Em (1926)
* Kid Boots (1926)
* Blind Alleys (1927)
* One Woman to Another (1927)
* Time to Love (1927)
* The Spotlight (1927)
* Love and Learn (1928)
* Something Always Happens (1928)
* Easy Come, Easy Go (1928)
* Varsity (1928)
* His Private Life (1928)
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* The Canary Murder Case (1929)
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* The Greene Murder Case (1929)
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* Only the Brave (1930)
* Men Are Like That (1930)
* The Benson Murder Case (1930)
* Paramount on Parade (1930)
* True to the Navy (1930)
* Love Among the Millionaires (1930)
* Her Wedding Night (1930)
* It Pays to Advertise (1931)
* No Limit (1931)
* Dude Ranch (1931)
* This Reckless Age (1932)
* This Is the Night (1932)
* The Big Broadcast (1932)
* Dangerously Yours (1933)
* Pleasure Cruise (1933)
* Roman Scandals (1933)
* Ladies Should Listen (1934)
* Springtime for Henry (1934)
* Here Is My Heart (1934)
* All the King's Horses (1935)
* The Glass Key (1935)
* Two for Tonight (1935)
* College Holiday (1936)
* Waikiki Wedding (1937)
* Doctor Rhythm (1938)
* Paris Honeymoon (1939)
* I Stole a Million (1939)
* Charlie McCarthy, Detective (1939)
* Lucky Jordan (1942)
* This Gun for Hire (1942)
* Hostages (1943)
* The Hour Before the Dawn (1944)
* Don Juan Quilligan (1945)
* The Great John L. (1945)
* Suspense (1946)
* Swell Guy (1946)
* Gunman in the Streets (1950)
* The Magic Face (1951)
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