Brown of Harvard (1926)

Tom Brown shows up at Harvard, confident and a bit arrogant. He becomes a rival of Bob McAndrew, not only in football and rowing crew, but also for the affections of Mary Abbott, a ... See full summary »

Director:

Jack Conway

Writers:

Joseph Farnham, Donald Ogden Stewart (adaptation),

Stars:

William Haines, Jack Pickford, Mary Brian

Cast

Complete credited cast:
William Haines	...	Tom Brown
Jack Pickford	...	Jim Doolittle
Mary Brian	...	Mary Abbott
Ralph Bushman	...	Bob McAndrew (as Francis X. Bushman Jr.)
Mary Alden	...	Mrs. Brown
David Torrence	...	Mr. Brown
Edward Connelly	...	Professor Abbott
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams	...	Hal Walters (as Guinn Williams)
Donald Reed	...	Reggie Smythe (as Ernest Gillen)

Storyline

Tom Brown shows up at Harvard, confident and a bit arrogant. He becomes a rival of Bob McAndrew, not only in football and rowing crew, but also for the affections of Mary Abbott, a professor's daughter.

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Plot Keywords:

harvard | college | remake | homoeroticism | based on novel | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 May 1926 (USA)

Also Known As:

Amor e Sport

Filming Locations:

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The original Broadway production of "Brown of Havard" by Rida Johnson Young opened at the Princess Theater on February 26, 1906 and ran for 101 performances.

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Connections

Remake of Brown of Harvard (1918)

User Reviews

I'm clueless...

as to why this film has such a high rating on the IMDb. Sure, it's okay but it's not all as great as it's cracked up to be. At it's very best, BROWN OF HARVARD is a 7. It's about a college freshman, Tom Brown (William Haines) and his life Harvard. The movie was dragging a bit for a while, but it really picked up in the last 40-30 minutes. Jack Pickford was pretty good as William's nerdy best friend/sidekick, considering he was supposed to be a real ladies' man/ ne'er do well in real life. Mary Brian was fine as the girl Haines falls for. I think the script of Brown of Harvard could've been more interesting. The characters do not do much. William tries out for sports and hits on girls. Jack just good-naturedly listens to anything Haines has to say. Mary Brian stands around for most of the film smiling and occasionally looks slightly indignant. She hardly gets angry when William drops all her groceries on purpose, and doesn't even pay for replacements. If some fresh guy wrecked my groceries that I paid for and didn't even pay for them after he wrecked them I would be very angry, no matter how smooth and handsome he (thinks) he is. And for a while, William Haines' character seemed a bit annoying to me, and came across as a little too self-confident to me. But after a while you can see that the overflowing self-confidence is just something his character uses to hide his weaknesses. Haines was very good. If you are a William Haines fan then Brown of Harvard is really worth seeing. If you are looking for a worthwhile silent college flick I say skip this one for now and watch THE PLASTIC AGE (1924).