The Moviegoer

"Brother Rat" and "Ferdinand the Bull" are currently fighting for honors at the University, with "Torchy Gets Her Man" a poor third. For those who have not seen "Brother Rat" on the stage, the screen version is top notch entertainment; for those who have, the movie is merely amusing. The lines are good, the plot, based on the complexities of life at the Virginia Military Institute is excellent, and Wayne Morris and Priscilla Lane get into trouble convincingly. And there are plenty of troubles. There is a wife to be concealed, scholastic difficulties to be overcome, and after hours escapades to be covered up. The now famous military conquest of girl-on-sofa is carried out with tremendous enthusiasm by the forces concerned.

In "Ferdinand the Bull" the Disney touch is added to a book that is already a classic, and the result is no better but just as good. In the third movie "Torchy" is a woman detective.