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The Fair Co-Ed

  • 19271927
  • 1h 11m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
743
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POPULARITY
145,490
25,538
Johnny Mack Brown and Marion Davies in The Fair Co-Ed (1927)
Comedy
Marion goes to college to pursue a handsome young man and discovers that he is coach of a women's basketball team.Marion goes to college to pursue a handsome young man and discovers that he is coach of a women's basketball team.Marion goes to college to pursue a handsome young man and discovers that he is coach of a women's basketball team.
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
743
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
145,490
25,538
  • Director
    • Sam Wood
  • Writers
    • George Ade(play, 1909)
    • Joseph Farnham(titles)
    • Frances Marion(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Marion Davies
    • Johnny Mack Brown
    • Jane Winton
Top credits
  • Director
    • Sam Wood
  • Writers
    • George Ade(play, 1909)
    • Joseph Farnham(titles)
    • Frances Marion(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Marion Davies
    • Johnny Mack Brown
    • Jane Winton
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    • 5User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Johnny Mack Brown and Marion Davies in The Fair Co-Ed (1927)
    Marion Davies and Thelma Hill in The Fair Co-Ed (1927)
    Johnny Mack Brown and Marion Davies in The Fair Co-Ed (1927)
    Johnny Mack Brown and Jane Winton in The Fair Co-Ed (1927)
    Marion Davies, Dean Harrell, Gene Stone, and Jane Winton in The Fair Co-Ed (1927)
    Marion Davies and Thelma Hill in The Fair Co-Ed (1927)
    Johnny Mack Brown, Marion Davies, Dean Harrell, Thelma Hill, Lillian Leighton, Joel McCrea, Gene Stone, and Jane Winton in The Fair Co-Ed (1927)
    Johnny Mack Brown and Marion Davies in The Fair Co-Ed (1927)
    Johnny Mack Brown and Marion Davies in The Fair Co-Ed (1927)
    Marion Davies and Thelma Hill in The Fair Co-Ed (1927)
    Jane Winton in The Fair Co-Ed (1927)
    Marion Davies in The Fair Co-Ed (1927)

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    Marion Davies
    Marion Davies
    • Marion
    Johnny Mack Brown
    Johnny Mack Brown
    • Bob
    Jane Winton
    Jane Winton
    • Betty
    Thelma Hill
    Thelma Hill
    • Rose
    Lillian Leighton
    Lillian Leighton
    • Housekeeper
    Gene Stone
    • Herbert
    James Bradbury Sr.
    James Bradbury Sr.
      Lou Costello
      Lou Costello
      • Extra
      • (uncredited)
      Dean Harrell
        Joel McCrea
        Joel McCrea
        • Student
        • (uncredited)
        Jacques Tourneur
        Jacques Tourneur
        • Extra
        • (uncredited)
        Coy Watson
        • Boy in audience
        • (uncredited)
        • Director
          • Sam Wood
        • Writers
          • George Ade(play, 1909)
          • Joseph Farnham(titles)
          • Frances Marion(uncredited)
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        • Trivia
          The original Broadway production of "The Fair Co-Ed" by George Ade opened at the Knickerbocker Theater on February 1, 1909 and ran for 136 performances.
        • Goofs
          During the opening credits, as the writing credits (second panel) are displayed, somebody wearing a hat ducked down and walked in front of the camera. (This may have been a common practice at the time.) But the person did not duck down far enough, and the top of the hat is just visible as it moves from left to right across the bottom edge of the frame.

        User reviews5

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        7/10
        A Fun college comedy
        Marion Davies is a young woman who goes to college to chase Johnny Mack Brown, a student. Finding that he is women's basketball coach, she joins the team and becomes the teams star, but quits the team to avoid co-operating with Jane Winton, who is Johnny's current beau.

        Many fun scenes, especially the students returning to campus in protest of the college's no auto policy. Marion Davies gets most of the screen time and does very well.
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        • psteier
        • Mar 21, 2001

        Details

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        • Release date
          • October 23, 1927 (United States)
        • Country of origin
          • United States
        • Languages
          • None
          • English
        • Also known as
          • Varsity Girl
        • Filming locations
          • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
        • Production companies
          • Cosmopolitan Productions
          • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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        • Gross US & Canada
          • £485,300
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        Technical specs

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        • Runtime
          1 hour 11 minutes
        • Color
          • Black and White
        • Sound mix
          • Silent
        • Aspect ratio
          • 1.33 : 1

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