College (1927 film)
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| Directed by | James W. Horne Buster Keaton |
| Produced by | Joseph M. Schenck |
| Written by | Bryan Foy Carl Harbaugh |
| Starring | Buster Keaton Anne Cornwall Harold Goodwin |
| Cinematography | Bert Haines Dex Jennings |
| Editing by | Sherman Kell |
| Distributed by | United Artists Image Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | September 27, 1927 |
| Running time | 66 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
College is a 1927 comedy-drama silent film directed by James W. Horne and Buster Keaton, and starring Buster Keaton, Anne Cornwall, and Harold Goodwin.
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[edit] Plot
Set in Southern California, the movie opens with Ronald graduating high school as the school’s “most brilliant scholar”. At his graduation, Ronald speaks on “the Curse of the Athlete”, arguing that books are more important than athletics.
Ronald decides to follow Mary, who rejected him because she loves athletes more than book worms, to Clayton which the dean describes as an “athlete-infested college”. Hoping to impress Mary, Ronald tries out and fails in various sports.
Eventually the dean asks Ronald why his grades are suffering. After Ronald explains the situation, the dean empathizes with him and orders the rowing coach to make Ronald the coxswain in the upcoming competition. The coach reluctantly agrees but tries to sabotage Ronald so he cannot compete.
Meanwhile, Mary starts to appreciate Ronald’s futile efforts to impress her. However, on the day of the competition Jeff, Mary’s jock boyfriend, gets kicked out of college and takes her hostage in her room in an effort to get her kicked out also so she can marry him. In the end, Ronald wins her over.
[edit] Cast
- Buster Keaton as Ronald
- Anne Cornwall as Mary Haynes
- Harold Goodwin as Jeff
- Flora Bramley as Mary's friend
- Snitz Edwards as Dean Edwards
- Florence Turner as Ronald's mother
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- College at the Internet Movie Database
- College is available for free download at the Internet Archive [more]
- College at AllRovi
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