The College Hero
1927 film
- November 27, 1927 (1927-11-27)
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The College Hero is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Walter Lang.[1] This is a surviving title contrary to some reports, as it is on video.[2][3][4][unreliable source]
Plot
Football player Bob Cantfield enrolls at Carver College, is assigned Jim Halloran as a roommate and lands a date with Sampson Saunders' attractive sister, Vivian.
Jim's jealousy over Bob's gridiron and girlfriend successes cause him to trip his teammate deliberately and cause Bob to be injured in a game. Bob is still able to score the touchdown that wins Carver the game, after which Jim's conscience gets the better of him.
Cast
- Pauline Garon as Vivian Saunders
- Ben Turpin as The Janitor
- Robert Agnew as Bob Cantfield (as Bobbie Agnew)
- Rex Lease as Jim Halloran
- Churchill Ross as Sampson Saunders
- Joan Standing as Nellie Kelly
- Charles Paddock as The Coach
See also
References
- ^ Janiss Garza (2014). "The College Hero". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 22, 2014. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
- ^ "The College Hero". American Silent Feature Film Survival Database. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
- ^ The College Hero at silentera.com
- ^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:The College Hero
External links
- The College Hero at IMDb
- The College Hero at AllMovie
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Films directed by Walter Lang
- The Red Kimono (1925)
- The Earth Woman (1926)
- The Golden Web (1926)
- Money to Burn (1926)
- The Ladybird (1927)
- The Satin Woman (1927)
- Sally in Our Alley (1927)
- By Whose Hand? (1927)
- The College Hero (1927)
- The Night Flyer (1928)
- The Desert Bride (1928)
- The Spirit of Youth (1929)
- Hello Sister (1930)
- Cock o' the Walk (1930)
- The Big Fight (1930)
- The Costello Case (1930)
- Brothers (1930)
- Command Performance (1931)
- Hell Bound (1931)
- Women Go on Forever (1931)
- No More Orchids (1932)
- The Warrior's Husband (1933)
- Meet the Baron (1933)
- Whom the Gods Destroy (1934)
- The Party's Over (1934)
- The Mighty Barnum (1934)
- Carnival (1935)
- Hooray for Love (1935)
- Love Before Breakfast (1936)
- Top of the Town (1937)
- Wife, Doctor and Nurse (1937)
- Second Honeymoon (1937)
- The Baroness and the Butler (1938)
- I'll Give a Million (1938)
- The Little Princess (1939)
- Susannah of the Mounties (1939)
- The Blue Bird (1940)
- Star Dust (1940)
- The Great Profile (1940)
- Tin Pan Alley (1940)
- Moon Over Miami (1941)
- Week-End in Havana (1941)
- Song of the Islands (1942)
- The Magnificent Dope (1942)
- Coney Island (1943)
- Greenwich Village (1944)
- State Fair (1945)
- Claudia and David (1946)
- Sentimental Journey (1946)
- Mother Wore Tights (1947)
- Sitting Pretty (1948)
- When My Baby Smiles at Me (1948)
- You're My Everything (1949)
- Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)
- The Jackpot (1950)
- On the Riviera (1951)
- With a Song in My Heart (1952)
- Call Me Madam (1953)
- There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)
- The King and I (1956)
- Desk Set (1957)
- But Not for Me (1959)
- Can-Can (1960)
- The Marriage-Go-Round (1961)
- Snow White and the Three Stooges (1961)
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