20 movies like Campus Rhythm, ordered by similarity : Blonde From Brooklyn(1945), Playmates(1941), My Dream Is Yours(1949), The Kid From Spain(1932), Rise and Shine(1941), A Song Is Born(1948), Holiday Inn(1942), Pitch Perfect(2012), 22 Jump Street(2014), Thanks a Million(1935), The Big Broadcast(1932), The Affairs of Dobie Gillis(1953) ...
Musical, Comedy
USA
1943
63 Minutes
Johnny Downs Gale Storm Robert Lowery Candy Candido GeGe Pearson Douglas Leavitt Herbert Heyes Marie Blake John Duncan Claudia Drake
teen girl radio singer uncle agent orchestra conductor college student amusing lighthearted charming playful new york city college radio station american midwest show business radio starting over college life contest singing
Radio singer Joan Abbott, known as the "Crunchy-Wunchy Thrush", does not want to renew her contract with the cereal sponsor, as she wants to go to college. Her Uncle Willie signs it for her... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1945
65 Minutes
Bob Haymes Lynn Merrick Thurston Hall Mary Treen Walter Soderling Arthur Loft
veteran singer manager radio host friend swindler playful charming nightclub radio station law office mansion dance floor house singing radio impersonation schemes drunkenness inheritance
Returning soldier Dixon Harper meets cute with promising radio singer Susan Parker. Susan is mistaken for a heiress to a southern plantation by blustery colonel Farnsworth and she ignores wise cracking friend Diane to see the ruse through.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1941
94 Minutes
Kay Kyser John Barrymore Lupe Velez Patsy Kelly Ginny Simms May Robson Peter Lind Hayes Harry Babbitt
john barrymore kay kyser bandleader singer dancer grandmother airy amusing charming playful radio station theater nightclub hotel room radio big-band music actors william shakespeare publicity stunts song and dance
Lulu Monahan (Patsy Kelly), the press agent for John Barrymore (John Barrymore),is attempting to get a sponsor for a radio program. To that end, she and the agent for bandleader Kay Kyser (... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1949
101 Minutes
Jack Carson Doris Day Lee Bowman Adolphe Menjou Eve Arden S.Z. Sakall Selena Royle Edgar Kennedy Sheldon Leonard Franklin Pangborn
singer agent radio personality single mother love interest positive charming uplifting los angeles new york city nightclub radio station romantic dilemma radio performers fame music industry show business love underdog rise
An agent must search for a new personality to replace a popular singer who refuses to renew his radio contract. He finds one in the form of a single mother, but complications soon occur.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1932
96 Minutes
Eddie Cantor Lyda Roberti Robert Young Ruth Hall John Miljan Noah Beery J. Carrol Naish Robert E. O'Connor Stanley Fields
college student bank robber detective girlfriend madcap airy charming dorm college car border bullring mistaken identity bullfighting college robbery jealousy friendship adventure escape
An innocent man accused of robbing banks masquerades as a bullfighter to escape the police.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1941
93 Minutes
Jack Oakie George Murphy Linda Darnell Walter Brennan Milton Berle Sheldon Leonard Donald Meek Ruth Donnelly
gangster professor college president college student football player daughter amusing lighthearted tender college household football field classroom kidnapping final exams student-teacher relationship college athletics football sports betting rise
Stupid football player is kidnapped by gangsters. Lunatics abound: former footballer now dancer, professor interested in magic, gangster who makes horse noises when excited.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1948
113 Minutes
Danny Kaye Virginia Mayo Benny Goodman Hugh Herbert Steve Cochran Felix Bressart Louis Armstrong Charlie Barnet Lionel Hampton Tommy Dorsey
professor music teacher musician janitor singer gangster amusing lighthearted college nightclub crime jazz college writing entertainment discovery rescue 1940s
With her gangster boyfriend under investigation by the police, a nightclub singer hides out in a musical research institution staffed by bachelor professors - one of whom begins to fall for her.
Musical, Romance, Comedy, Other
USA
1942
101 Minutes
Bing Crosby Fred Astaire Marjorie Reynolds Virginia Dale Walter Abel Louise Beavers Irving Bacon Marek Windheim
singer dancer innkeeper agent florist charming lighthearted winsome connecticut new york city inn hollywood, calif. love triangle holidays singing dance music rivalry love pursuit
At an inn which is open only on holidays, a crooner and a hoofer vie for the affections of a beautiful up-and-coming performer.
Musical, Romance, Comedy
USA
2012
112 Minutes
Anna Kendrick Skylar Astin Rebel Wilson Adam Devine Anna Camp Brittany Snow John Michael Higgins Elizabeth Banks Ben Platt Alexis Knapp Ester Dean
college student young woman singer classmate amusing endearing spirited college stage a cappella friendship female bonding popular music rise transformation 2010s
Beca, a freshman at Barden University, is cajoled into joining The Bellas, her school's all-girls singing group. Injecting some much needed energy into their repertoire, The Bellas take on their male rivals in a campus competition.
Comedy, Action
USA
2014
112 Minutes
Jonah Hill Channing Tatum Peter Stormare Wyatt Russell Amber Stevens Jillian Bell Ice Cube Keith Lucas Kenny Lucas Nick Offerman
undercover cop college student football player art student amusing charming confident college campus police station college dining room classroom dorm maturing undercover operations college friendship pursuit transformation discovery 2010s
After making their way through high school (twice), big changes are in store for officers Schmidt and Jenko when they go deep undercover at a local college.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1935
87 Minutes
Dick Powell Ann Dvorak Fred Allen Patsy Kelly Raymond Walburn David Rubinoff Benny Baker Andrew Tombes Alan Dinehart Paul Harvey Edwin Maxwell
singer dancer manager politician wife rival playful cheeky engaging bus new york city town rally hotel ambition politics radio romance performance rise
Entertainers enter a political rally to get out of the rain and become part of the show. One of them (Powell) gives a speech in place of the besotted candidate (Walburn) and is chosen to be... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1932
78 Minutes
Stuart Erwin Bing Crosby George Burns Gracie Allen Leila Hyams Sharon Lynne
star millionaire secretary love interest singer tycoon amusing mushy radio station united states stage relationships music love radio financial troubles performance love quest 1930s
A radio-singer, Bing Hornsby, is none-too-concerned about his job, and an affair with Mona leads to his dismissal. When it appears Hornsby is getting and paying a lot of attention to his ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
1953
73 Minutes
Debbie Reynolds Bobby Van Hans Conried Lurene Tuttle Bob Fosse Barbara Ruick Hanley Stafford Charles Lane Archer MacDonald Kathleen Freeman Almira Sessions
student girlfriend roommate love interest father professor charming amusing heartwarming madcap university midwest new york city college young love disapproval long-distance relationship dance plagiarism love
Grainbelt University has one attraction for Dobie Gillis - women, especially Pansy Hammer. Pansy's father, even though and maybe because she says she's in dreamville, does not share her ... See full summary »
Musical, Romance, Comedy
2013
90 Minutes
Ross Lynch Maia Mitchell Grace Phipps Garrett Clayton Chrissie Fit Jordan Fisher Mollee Gray Kent Boyd Jessica Lee Keller Kevin Chamberlin Steve Valentine
singer surfer teenager friend villain rival charming cool creative engaging lighthearted playful beach island film set alternate reality sea house alternate reality beach culture
Two young surfers (Ross Lynch, Maia Mitchell) find romance when they magically become part of a movie musical.
Romance, Comedy
USA
2014
107 Minutes
Hugh Grant Marisa Tomei Bella Heathcote Allison Janney J.K. Simmons Chris Elliott Aja Naomi King Annie Q Andrew Keenan-Bolger Karen Pittman Maggie Geha
teacher screenwriter single mother student amusing heartwarming passionate college new york college campus home romance teaching college new job new love change transformation quest love
An Oscar-winning writer in a slump leaves Hollywood to teach screenwriting at a college on the East Coast, where he falls for a single mom taking classes there.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1964
86 Minutes
The Dave Clark Five The Animals Mary Ann Mobley Joan O'Brien Nancy Sinatra Chris Noel Chad Everett Willard Waterman Fabrizio Mioni James Millhollin Paul Todd
college student songwriter dean senator executive dance instructor campy lighthearted amusing college sun valley, idaho ski resort lodge rock 'n' roll youth hypocrisy music scandal skiing growing up
A college co-ed tries to balance her time writing songs and dealing with her publisher who tries to pursue her.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1978
104 Minutes
Michael Brandon Martin Mull Eileen Brennan Alex Karras Cleavon Little Cassie Yates Norman Lloyd Jay Fenichel James Keach Joe Smith Janet Brandt
radio personality radio station manager sales manager boss dj fan amusing tense los angeles radio station household radio advertising showdown protest integrity loyalty quest underdog 1970s
When a liberal music station's owners decide to introduce army recruitment ads, despite the protests of its manager, the rebellious DJs are determined to fight back, no matter the cost.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1943
99 Minutes
Mickey Rooney Busby Berkeley Judy Garland Gil Stratton Robert Strickland Rags Ragland June Allyson Nancy Walker Guy Kibbee Tommy Dorsey Band Frances Rafferty
young man young woman father dean daughter student endearing winsome amusing college american west education courtship performance love school quest adventure temptation 1940s
A young philandering playboy is sent to a College, somewhere in the American West, and organizes a show, together with his sweetheart, to save the college from closure due to falling enrollments.
Comedy
USA
2017
110 Minutes
C. Thomas Howell Sean Patrick Thomas Malik Yoba K.D. Aubert Meta Golding Golden Brooks Lew Temple Erica Michelle Ainsley Bailey Junie Hoang Billy Sorrells
teen girl best friend poet father confident endearing inspiring house neighborhood city college aspirations college cultural differences growing up discovery growing up love pursuit transformation
Inspired by true events and shot on location in New Orleans, LA. GEMMA BROWN and MARNI WILKINS and their families have been best friends since they were babies. At five, when Marni lost her... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
USA
2015
115 Minutes
Anna Kendrick Rebel Wilson Hailee Steinfeld Brittany Snow Skylar Astin Adam Devine Katey Sagal Anna Camp Ben Platt Alexis Knapp Hana Mae Lee
singer woman college student friend family member judge amusing charming outlandish theater bus kennedy center party copenhagen, denmark outdoor concert singing competition stress status fighting
After a humiliating command performance at The Kennedy Center, the Barden Bellas enter an international competition that no American group has ever won in order to regain their status and right to perform.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1939
84 Minutes
Lana Turner Richard Carlson Roscoe Karns Ann Rutherford Lee Bowman Leon Errol Monty Woolley Thurston Hall Walter Kingsford Mary Field Chester Clute
dancer college student editor secretary producer publicist lighthearted cheery los angeles movie studio office college newsroom dance hall filmmaking contest impersonation father/daughter relationship journalism dancing
After discovering his star dancer is expecting and can't perform, film producer H.W. Workman and his publicist concoct a scheme to stage a college dance contest to find a new star.