Brother Rat Overview:

Brother Rat (1938) was a Comedy Film directed by William Keighley and produced by Hal B. Wallis, Jack L. Warner and Robert Lord.

SYNOPSIS

Cadets at the Virginia Military Institute stick up for one another when one falls in love with (and secretly marries) the major's daughter. Albert reprises his stage role in his film debut. Remade in 1952 as About Face.

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Warner Archive Wednesday ~ Brother Rat (1938) and Brother Rat and a Baby (1940)

By Raquel Stecher on Mar 12, 2014 From Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog

Source Many moons ago I caught the tail end of the film Brother Rat (1938) on TCM. I was particularly drawn by the film's youthful cast, the collegiate setting and the slapstick humor. When I went to search for a way to watch this film in its entirety I discovered that the film and its sequel Brot... Read full article


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Eddie Albert's film debut.
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on January 28, 1945 with Wayne Morris and Ronald Reagan reprising their film roles.
Ronald Reagan met his first wife Jane Wyman during the production of this film.
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Also directed by William Keighley




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Also produced by Hal B. Wallis




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Also released in 1938




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