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Title: College Days (1925)
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The Freshman
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Jobyna Ralston | ... |
Peggy
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Brooks Benedict | ... |
The College Cad
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James Anderson | ... |
The College Hero
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Hazel Keener | ... |
The College Belle
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Joseph Harrington | ... |
The College Tailor
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Pat Harmon | ... |
The Football Coach
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Harold Lamb is so excited about going to college that he has been working to earn spending money, practicing college yells, and learning a special way of introducing himself that he saw in a movie. When he arrives at Tate University, he soon becomes the target of practical jokes and ridicule. With the help of his one real friend Peggy, he resolves to make every possible effort to become popular. Written by Snow Leopard
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
20 September 1925 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Az újonc See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$1,392 (USA) (26 April 2002)Gross:
$1,392 (USA) (26 April 2002)Company Credits
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| (2002 release)Sound Mix:
SilentAspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1
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(1925)
Written by Harold Berg and Jesse Greer
Used in the 2002 release by Permission of Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. Inc.
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The train station where Harold Lloyd got off for college was in Culver City, near Los Angeles. See more »Goofs
The glass partition between Harold and the driver disappears and reappears. See more »Soundtracks
"Freshie"(1925)
Written by Harold Berg and Jesse Greer
Used in the 2002 release by Permission of Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. Inc.
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As I continue to delve into the Harold Lloyd films, courtesy the Lloyd Collection DVDs, this movie still ranks as the most entertaining of his silent films. ...and perhaps his funniest, but humor is subject. So far it's number one with me and I know I'm not alone.
Many silent comedies, Lloyd's and others, take 15-20 minutes to warm up but this is fun right from the start. I love Harold's "jig" as he introduces himself to people, thinking he would be "cool" and accepted by doing that, and calling himself "Speedy." I laughed every time he did that, beginning with a very early scene as he prepares himself for college. He was ready to make a big first impression. Of course, all it did was make himself look like a sap, but that's Harold for you, and the type of character he liked to play: a meek, corny-but good-hearted guy who becomes the hero in the end of his stories.
Harold does what he can to become popular in college, figuring the best way would be to be a football hero, since the current gridiron star is the "big man on campus." Harold makes the team, but only out of sympathy for his "spirit." Then, the big game comes and all I can say is that this almost looked like the wild-and- crazy ending of the Marx Brothers in "Horse Feathers." It's not as crazy as the game in that film, but it isn't far behind.
That ending was total lunacy but great fun and Harold winds up making that silly jig and handshake which now has become "in" thing to do, since Harold is the hero! This is a great silent comedy, one of the best from anyone.