Pre-Code Classics (Confessions of a Co-Ed / Ladies of the Big House)

College girl Patricia (Sylvia Sidney) was juggling the affections of classmates Dan (Phillips Holmes) and Hal (Norman Foster)-until a jealous Hal linked Dan to an expellable event. Where does that leave the pregnant Pat when she accepts Hal's proposal-while knowing Dan's the father? "Confessions of a Co-Ed" (1931) co-stars, as one of The Rhythm Boys, Bing Crosby. Then, after florist Kathleen (Sidney) was swept off her feet by suitor Standish (Gene Raymond), all were happy except her hoodlum ex (Earle Foxe)-who connived a frame-up that saw her facing life and him the chair. "Ladies of the Big House" (1931) co-stars Wynne Gibson. 147 min. Total. Standard; Soundtrack: English; Subtitles: English; audio commentary.