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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.

(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).

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

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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Brother Rat Quotes:

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Brother Rat Facts
Frank Coghlan Jr. is in studio records/casting call lists as "Fourth Classman," but he was not seen in the movie.

Followed by a sequel, Brother Rat and a Baby.

After this picture was completed, Ronald Reagan was made an honorary "Brother Rat" at Virginia Military Institute.

"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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