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College

  • 19271927
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  • 1h 6m
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Buster Keaton and Anne Cornwall in College (1927)
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Ronald's high-school valedictory address praises books and condemns sports. His girlfriend Mary condemns his attitude. Fearing to lose her to rival Jeff, he decides to go to college and pay ... Read allRonald's high-school valedictory address praises books and condemns sports. His girlfriend Mary condemns his attitude. Fearing to lose her to rival Jeff, he decides to go to college and pay more attentions to sports.Ronald's high-school valedictory address praises books and condemns sports. His girlfriend Mary condemns his attitude. Fearing to lose her to rival Jeff, he decides to go to college and pay more attentions to sports.
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    • James W. Horne
    • Buster Keaton(uncredited)
    • Carl Harbaugh(story)
    • Bryan Foy(story)
  • Stars
    • Buster Keaton
    • Anne Cornwall
    • Flora Bramley
    • James W. Horne
    • Buster Keaton(uncredited)
    • Carl Harbaugh(story)
    • Bryan Foy(story)
  • Stars
    • Buster Keaton
    • Anne Cornwall
    • Flora Bramley
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 45User reviews
    • 53Critic reviews
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    College (1927)
    Buster Keaton in College (1927)
    Buster Keaton and Anne Cornwall in College (1927)
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    Buster Keaton in College (1927)
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    Buster Keaton
    Buster Keaton
    • The Boy
    Anne Cornwall
    Anne Cornwall
    • The Girl
    Flora Bramley
    Flora Bramley
    • Her Friend
    Harold Goodwin
    Harold Goodwin
    • A Rival
    Snitz Edwards
    Snitz Edwards
    • The Dean
    Carl Harbaugh
    Carl Harbaugh
    • Crew Coach
    Sam Crawford
    • Baseball Coach
    Florence Turner
    Florence Turner
    • A Mother
    Lee Barnes
    • USC Athlete
    • (uncredited)
    Robert Boling
    • USC Athlete
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Borah
    • USC Athlete
    • (uncredited)
    Leighton Dye
    • USC Athlete
    • (uncredited)
    Paul Goldsmith
    • USC Athlete
    • (uncredited)
    Kenneth Grumbles
    • USC Athlete
    • (uncredited)
    Charlie Hall
    Charlie Hall
    • Coxswain
    • (uncredited)
    Bud Houser
    • USC Athlete
    • (uncredited)
    Morton Kaer
    • USC Athlete
    • (uncredited)
    Eric Mack
    • USC Athlete
    • (uncredited)
      • James W. Horne
      • Buster Keaton(uncredited)
      • Carl Harbaugh(story)
      • Bryan Foy(story)
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    • 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."
    • Quotes

      The Girl: Your speech was ridiculous. Anyone prefers an athlete to a weak-kneed, teacher's pet. When you change your mind about athletes, then I'll change my mind about you.

    • Connections
      Edited into The Golden Age of Buster Keaton (1979)
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    8/10
    Keaton's Version Of The Freshman
    This film reminded me a lot of Harold Lloyd's "The Freshman," in which Harold goes out for sports in college to impress a girl - same story - and made two years earlier. I am partial to Lloyd's version but I enjoyed this, too.

    Keaton's version starts off with the high school graduation ceremony. "Ronald" (Keaton), the scholar of the class, gives a speech denouncing athletics as a total waste of time and promoting being a bookworm over anything else. This speech is so offensive to the crowd that everyone leaves but Keaton's mom, who applauds. By the way, all the high school graduates look between 25-35 years of age. These are the oldest-looking high school seniors in history!!

    Anyway, a girl Buster is trying to impress "Mary Haynes" (Anne Cornwall), was among those not impressed with his snobby "scholar" speech. She'd rather have an athletic man. So, upon entering college, "Ronald" tries a variety of sports, to gain the approval of the girl. (Does this theme sound familiar, not just in the Lloyd film but so many of Keaton's other films?)

    He attempts to play baseball but is so clueless he puts on all the catcher's equipment to play third base. Suffice to say, after a number of plays ensue, it's more than evident that "Ronald" is a little bit out of his element! Next, he goes out for track, but gets discouraged when two little kids speed by him on the track. Throwing the discus and javelin are not good ideas, either. His high-jumping routine is very funny. He isn't bad in the hurdles, however. Obviously, pole vaulting doesn't work and the hammer throw almost gets his teammates killed, so he's told to leave.

    He gets a call from the Dean's office. The Dean, who liked him from the start because he preferred studies over sports, is distressed because Buster's grades are bad. Buster explains his problems and the Dean (played by the always-funny Snitz Edwards) sympathizes because, being a wimpy little guy, he same problem years ago with a woman he liked. So, as a favor, Dean Edwards orders the rowing coach to install Buster as the coxswain of the team. The coach and the crew don't want this, as "Little Lord Fauntleroy" or "Mama's Boy" and other names he's called, has a reputation already at college as an athletic loser. They try to sabotage his attempt at being part of their crew, but he turns the tables. The funniest scene is when the new coxswain literally becomes the boat's rudder.

    The neatest part of the film is the ending, which is usually the case in silent comedies. Suffice to say that Buster puts all of his athletic talents, which were not effective on the sports fields, to good use to get the girl. It's a memorable ending.
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    • Release date
      • November 1927 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum - 3911 S. Figueroa Street, Exposition Park, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Joseph M. Schenck Productions
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    • 1 hour 6 minutes
      • Silent

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