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She's Working Her Way Through College (1952)
Shapely burlesque dancer Hot Garters Gertie aka Angela Gardner meets her future drama professor. Her new landlady proves to be the professor's wife. Angela helps breath life into the annual school stage show...but someone has discovered her secret past.
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Shapely burlesque dancer Hot Garters Gertie aka Angela Gardner meets her future drama professor. Her new landlady proves to be the professor's wife. Angela helps breath life into the annual school stage show...but someone has discovered her secret past.
Rating:NR
Genre:Comedy, Music
Written By:Peter Milne
In Theaters:7/12/1952
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Runtime:104 minutes
Studio:Warner Bros. Pictures
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