College (1927)

To reconcile with his girlfriend, a bookish college student tries to become an athlete.

Directors:

James W. Horne, Buster Keaton (uncredited)

Writers:

Carl Harbaugh (story), Bryan Foy (story)

Stars:

Buster Keaton, Anne Cornwall, Flora Bramley

1 nomination.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Anne Cornwall	...	The Girl
Flora Bramley	...	Her Friend
Harold Goodwin	...	A Rival
Snitz Edwards	...	The Dean
Carl Harbaugh	...	Crew Coach
Sam Crawford	...	Baseball Coach
Florence Turner	...	A Mother
Buster Keaton	...	A Son

Storyline

Ronald's high school valedictory address praises books and condemns sports. His girlfriend Mary condemns his attitude. He fears losing her to rival Jeff, decides to go to college and pay more attention to sports.

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Plot Keywords:

college | student | athlete | college student | school | 

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Taglines:

You'll graduate with a perpetual smile!

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Sport

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

November 1927 (USA)

Also Known As:

Buster Keaton, der Student

Filming Locations:

Exposition Park, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Joseph M. Schenck Productions

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In an interview with author Kevin Brownlow, Buster Keaton said that he directed almost all of this film and that credited co-director James W. Horne did virtually none of it. Keaton said that his business manager talked him into using Horne, but that Horne proved "absolutely worthless to me . . . I don't know why we had him."

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Connections

Referenced in Silent Echoes: College (2013)

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Soundtracks

The Entertainer
written by Scott Joplin

User Reviews

Better than The General

I am not a HUGE Buster Keaton fan. I am, however, beginning to like his movies more and more. Even though the emotion on his face doesn't change, he is still a pretty damn good actor. I bought this movie on DVD from the 99 cent store. I have seen his most famous movie (The General) and i must say that this movie entitled "College" is a lot better. Every single scene had great entertainment. Very well filmed for that time. This movie really made me see how times have changed. In the scene where he plays a black waiter is something that would never make it into a movie these days. The ending was really original. Lots of laughs and of course, his physical comedy was excellent as usual.