Girl o' My Dreams (1934) DVD [Remastered Edition]
Although steeped in talent, director Ray McCarey failed to make it big like his brother Leo McCarey. Like many other famous Hollywood personalities, Ray began his career at Hollywood as a prop boy, but soon graduated to directing Laurel and Hardy comedies. He later moved to Columbia pictures where he directed another series of sidesplitting comedies involving the Three Stooges. McCarey’s versatility as a director is evidenced by the wide spectrum of films he directed - comedies, musicals and westerns. This 1934 vintage Hollywood movie, that is preserved on DVD by a2zcds.com, is an excellent example of McCarey’s skills.THE PLOT: Life on the college campus is thrown out of gear when, quite unexpectedly, track star Don Cooper (Lon Chaney Jr.) defeats the charismatic and overconfident Larry Haynes (Edward Nugent) in the student elections. The fallout of this result is that both Don and Larry ignore their sweethearts Gwen (Mary Carlisle) and Mary (Gigi Parrish) . When both the boys end up second best at the inter-collegiate athletics meet, it is up to the girls to spur them into action and help their college win the championship. With just one point separating them from the nearest rivals, the boys need all the encouragement Gwen and Mary can generate.