revenge of the nerd would copy the basic storyline from 1939 sorority house while which have more angst and less humor . anne shirley play alice fisher the daughter of a small grocer who at the last minute get to go to little talbot college . on the train she learn that join a sorority be an essential thing at the school . unfortunately her late admission mean that none of the sorority know about alice and initially she be not even rush . arrive at the train station she ask about sorority but be tell by a snooty girl that they be by invitation only . there be an immediate credibility problem here if you have see any anne shirley movie you know that any sorority in the world would be clamor to have her join . but the situation regain it lose credibility when alice plain jane roommate dotty ( barbara read ) call her a date getter and tell her that the sorority will want her once they see her because she will attract men . you need look and money to get into these organization at talbot and sometimes even that be not enough . those who do not make it be call dreeps . almost all the coeds be hollywood starlet so a date getter seem irrelevant . even dotty have the starlet look and a do three nerd girl in the next room . they try to detune these girl by put them in glass and braid their hair . marge champion and veronica lake have small part a average coeds and which should make you wish that you have be the bmoc at talbot . the actual bmoc be bill loomis ( james ellison ) and he wear a letter sweater and be actually a very nice guy . the alice bill romance be the best part of the film and have a lot of norman rockwell charm . doris jordan play neva simpson and the nasty queen bee of gamma the best sorority . she blackball poor merle ( pamela blake ) who be alice other roommate . merle be devastate and suicidal . shirley be a wonderful actress and not just extremely beautiful but able to project an effortless likability . the film best scene be her realization that in try to impress the sorority girl she have hurt her father ( j. m. kerrigan ) . beautiful nonverbal acting and which look even well showcased in sorority house and where the other actress be just not on her talent level . sorority house be a little sappy and take most of it shot at the low hang fruit of the 1930 sorority system and but shirley and ellison and and kerrigan turn it into a very enjoyable production . then again and what do i know . i be only a child .