Thrill of a Lifetime

Thrill of a Lifetime

CRAMMED WITH GALS, GAGS AND MUSIC!

NR 1937 · 75 min · ★ 7.0 · Comedy, Music, Romance

"Howdy" Nelson believes there is no such think as real love and that romance can be cooked up between any eligible persons (of the opposite sex.) He is so imbued with the idea that he has established a summer camp for that reason,and has written a play on the subject. The Yacht Club Boys visit the camp, misrepresenting themselves as Broadway producers, and the talented guest of the camp put on Nelson's play...which all ends up with a lot of marriage mating; Judy and Skipper, Betty Jane and Stanley and...Gwen and "Howdy,' the guy who was positive there was no such thing as true love.

Directed by George Archainbaud · Written by Seena Owen

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