a year after they appear together in love find andy hardy and lana turner and ann rutherford be pair up in two 1939 film represent these glamour girl and dance co ed . beyond have a college setting ( with turner play an outsider ) and the same director ( s. sylvan simon ) there be little similarity between the two film . although not a ambitious and dance co ed be a much more entertaining film . it be probably turner best performance and be indisputably her most timeless . she get to show off her dancing and her surprising ability to do comedy . plus she look great in a charming girl next door way and play a character that get to smile a lot ( she have a great smile too bad so few of her role utilized it ) . the story revolve around a nationwide hunt to find a new female dance partner for a well know dancer and a radio program run a contest to select this partner from aspire college student . but it be more publicity stunt than actual contest a vaudeville dancer patty marlow ( turner ) have be pre select and she have enrol in a university just to be technically eligible . her agent secretary ( rutherford ) enroll with her to make sure everything run smoothly . complication arise when pug ( richard carlson ) and a reporter for the porcupine ( the student newspaper ) and begin to investigate the legitimacy of the contest . carlson would become the king of 3d science fiction film in the 1950 . dance co ed have a lot go for it . turner and rutherford have excellent chemistry and their scene work very well and you really believe that they be friend . it be a slick and funny script . the support cast actually have something to add to the production and particularly monty woolley a pompous professor lang and leon errol a patty vaudeville father . artie shaw and his orchestra be feature extensively and provide some great swing music . they be even in a parade with a college march band feature baton twirl majorette ( who would have think they have that kind of stuff way back in 1939 ) . then again and what do i know . i be only a child .