Columbia Pictures evidently felt that ex-boxer "Slapsy" Maxie Rosenbloom was the funniest man on earth, despite the fact that he consistently proved otherwise in vehicles like Harvard, Here I Come. This little masterpiece finds Rosenbloom, playing himself, receiving an award from the satirical Harvard Lampoon for his well-known stupidity. Instead of being enrage, Slapsie Maxie is delighted by the "honor", and promptly tries to enroll at the ivy-league university. Upon arriving on campus, our punchy hero is pounced upon by a group of eccentric scientists led by Professor Alvin (Byron Foulger), who is convinced that Rosenbloom is the "missing link" that science has long been searching for. The professors subsidize Maxie's education, which seems to consist exclusively of fraternity hazings and product endorsements! Though a zaftig Yvonne de Carlo shows up in several publicity stills for Harvard, Here I Come, she is nowhere to be seen in the film itself; instead, the leading-lady duties were handled by Marie Wilson, whose character comes across as even dumber than Maxie Rosenbloom, if such a thing is possible

Starring:

Al Hill, Arline Judge, Bobby Watson, Boyd Davis, Byron Foulger, Charles Ray, Dan Tobey, Don Beddoe, George McKay, Harry A Bailey, Jack Mulhall, Jack Perry, John Tyrrell, Julius Tannen, Larry Parks, Lloyd Bridges, Marie Wilson, Marion Martin, Mary Ainslee, Max 'Slapsie Maxie' Rosenbloom, Stanley Brown, Tom Herbert, Tom Seidel, Virginia Sale, Walter Baldw

Genre:

Comedy