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College

College

You'll graduate with a perpetual smile!

19276.71h 5m

Overview

A bookish college student dismissive of athletics is compelled to try out sports to win the affection of the girl he loves.

Directed by James W. Horne
Written by Bryan Foy, Carl Harbaugh
Produced by Joseph M. Schenck
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Top Cast

Buster Keaton

Buster Keaton

Ronald, The Boy

Anne Cornwall

Anne Cornwall

Mary Haynes, The Girl

Flora Bramley

Flora Bramley

Mary's friend

Harold Goodwin

Harold Goodwin

Jeff Brown, A rival

Snitz Edwards

Snitz Edwards

The Dean

Carl Harbaugh

Carl Harbaugh

Crew Coach

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Sam Crawford

Baseball Coach

Florence Turner

Florence Turner

A Mother

Lee Barnes

Lee Barnes

USC Athlete (uncredited)

R

Robert Boling

USC Athlete (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

blackfacebarcoremoescolaformatura

About College

College is a drama, comedy, romance film released in 1927 exploring themes of blackface, barco, remo, escola, formatura. Directed by James W. Horne, it stars Buster Keaton, Anne Cornwall, Flora Bramley. A bookish college student dismissive of athletics is compelled to try out sports to win the affection of the girl he loves.

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