First National Pictures
Starring: Joe E. Brown, Dorothy Lee, Ruth Hall
Directed by: Mervyn LeRoy
Synopsis: College botany student John Augustus Miller (Joe E. Brown) is a timid young man who writes love letters to a beauty queen winner (Dorothy Lee) bragging about how he is an athlete but never sends them. When one of the letters is mailed, John must figure out a way to join the track team or be outed as a liar.
Kitty Cameo: Near the beginning of the film John is in his dorm room which is filled with cactus and other plants. He pulls out the metal box(es) where he stores his unsent love letters. As he does this, a black cat jumps up on the desk beside him and lies down.
John shows the cat a picture of Julia Winters, the beauty contest winner and psychology student he longs for.
John then reads some of the letter to the cat, which meows occasionally in response. The cat’s mews are very kitten-like.
The cat remains on the desk even when the dorm’s housekeeper comes in and then leaves, taking one of the letters assuming John wants it to be mailed.
Final Mewsings: Cats are good listeners.
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