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7.5/10
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A nerdy college student will do anything to become popular on campus.A nerdy college student will do anything to become popular on campus.A nerdy college student will do anything to become popular on campus.
- Awards
- 3 wins total
James H. Anderson
- The College Hero
- (as James Anderson)
Leon Beaumon
- Student
- (uncredited)
Roy Brooks
- Tall Student
- (uncredited)
Rosalind Byrne
- Girl Caught in Suspenders at Dance
- (uncredited)
Charles Farrell
- Student Bell Ringer at Frolic
- (uncredited)
Wally Howe
- Gardener
- (uncredited)
Gus Leonard
- Waiter Who Takes Harold's Pants
- (uncredited)
King Lockwood
- Student
- (uncredited)
George Marion
- Train Passenger
- (uncredited)
The Wonder Dog Pal
- Pete the Dog
- (uncredited)
Oscar Smith
- Dean's Chauffeur
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaCredited as being the first "sports" movie produced.
- GoofsWhen Peggy is doing the crossword puzzle on the train, Harold tells her he has the solution for clue number "19 Vertical". The puzzle is shown twice in close-up, and there is no "19 Vertical" - clue 19 is horizontal only.
- Quotes
Intertitle: Tate University - A large football stadium, with a college attached.
- Alternate versionsA scene was filmed in which Harold cries and is comforted by Peggy (Jobyna Ralston). Harold Lloyd cut this scene when he re-released the film, thinking it was too overly sentimental, but the footage was recently reinstated by his granddaughter, Suzanne Lloyd Hayes.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (1947)
- SoundtracksFreshie
(1925)
Written by Harold Berg and Jesse Greer
Used in the 2002 release by Permission of Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. Inc.
Featured review
This is a good comedy with a good performance by Harold Lloyd in the role of "The Freshman". The entertaining slapstick and amusing story tend to obscure how good a job Lloyd did with his character - to make the story work, Lloyd's character has to be a complete buffoon, utterly oblivious to what is going on around him, yet at the same time he has to be sympathetic to the audience. Lloyd makes this work, and combines it with plenty of good gags to make for a silent comedy classic.
The story is simple, but entertaining, following Harold as he learns about life on the campus of Tate University ("a large football stadium with a college attached"). Old campus comedies are often interesting because they show that, for all the things that have changed, some of the basic personalities on a college campus are still the same as they ever were. Here we have the hard-headed football coach, the mean-spirited hazers, the prissy dean, the wide-eyed freshmen, and more. Most of the characters remain one-dimensional, but they don't need to be anything more in order for it to work. Lloyd does a good job of blending his character into the campus atmosphere, and along with help from leading lady Jobyna Ralston, he makes you care about his silly character while providing plenty of laughs in the process.
The story is simple, but entertaining, following Harold as he learns about life on the campus of Tate University ("a large football stadium with a college attached"). Old campus comedies are often interesting because they show that, for all the things that have changed, some of the basic personalities on a college campus are still the same as they ever were. Here we have the hard-headed football coach, the mean-spirited hazers, the prissy dean, the wide-eyed freshmen, and more. Most of the characters remain one-dimensional, but they don't need to be anything more in order for it to work. Lloyd does a good job of blending his character into the campus atmosphere, and along with help from leading lady Jobyna Ralston, he makes you care about his silly character while providing plenty of laughs in the process.
- Snow Leopard
- Dec 16, 2002
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Box office
- Budget
- $301,681 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 17 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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