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1929·NR

Words and Music

A Campus Full of Girls in a College of Fun

ComedyMusic1h 21m

🍅14%

🍅

14%

Tomatometer

🍿

63%

Popcornmeter

10.0

TMDB

Storyline

Phil and Pete compete for Mary's love and also in a contest for best song written by a college student.

Trailers

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Details

DirectorJames Tinling

ReleasedAug 18, 1929

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideNRUS

Studio

Fox Film Corporation

Cast

Lois Moran

Lois Moran

Mary Brown

David Percy

Phil Denning

Helen Twelvetrees

Helen Twelvetrees

Dorothy Blake

William Orlamond

William Orlamond

Pop Evans

Elizabeth Patterson

Elizabeth Patterson

Dean Crockett

John Wayne

John Wayne

Pete Donahue (as Duke Morrison)

Frank Albertson

Frank Albertson

Skeet Mulroy

Tom Patricola

Tom Patricola

Hannibal

Bubbles Crowell

Bubbles

Ward Bond

Ward Bond

Ward

John Griffith

Singer in "Stepping Along"

Charles Huff

Singer in "Stepping Along"

Reviews

6 reviews · 5 critics

0 fresh · 5 rotten

B

Bob Thomas

RTAssociated PressJul 23, 2019

Stuffed with star names, too many tunes and an inane story.

D

Danielle Solzman

RTSolzy at the MoviesApr 9, 2025

Words and Music may be a musical celebration of the two Jewish songwriters with its beautiful staging of songs, but it's a sanitary version of their actual story and not much truth to it.

M

Matt Brunson

RTFilm FrenzySep 25, 2024

You don’t have to know a single detail about Hart to guess that he was gay in real life -- the movie handles that for you with its jittery, all-over-the-map characterization of the songwriter.

M

Michael E. Grost

RTClassic Film and TelevisionMay 28, 2005

some good song numbers

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Information

Title

Words and Music

Released

Aug 18, 1929

Rated

NR

Region of Origin

United States of America

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 21m

Status

Released

Studio

Fox Film Corporation

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