Mister Big

"Hear and See The Jivin' Jacks and a Jill...Ben Carter Choir and Eddie Miller and His Bob-Cats"

May 28 1943 Passed 1h 4m
Comedy, Music

Students at the Davis School of the Theatre are assigned "Antigone" as their class play, but they conspire to do a swing musical instead.

Plot

At the Davis School of the Theatre, run by Jeremy Taswell, where teenagers study drama and the serious arts, instructors Johnny Hanley and Alice Taswell are in love. The students, including Donald, Patricia, and Peggy, secretly want to become singers. Patricia's aunt, Mrs. Davis, who owns the school, disapproves. Donald has written a musical comedy for the year's class play, which the students want to do; but Mrs. Davis has selected and insists they do Sophocles' "Antigone." Taswell agrees to let the kids do Donald's show. Donald manages to keep Mrs. Davis away on the day of the show, and when Broadway producers in attendance rave about Donald's play, she becomes a backer.

Written by

Dorothy Bennett, Jack Pollexfen, Virginia Rooks

Directed by

Charles Lamont

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
121
Average Rating
7.8 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA