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The College Hero

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Director
  
Walter Lang

Screenplay
  
Dorothy Howell

Duration
  

Language
  
Silent

5.8/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Comedy, Romance

Story by
  
Dorothy Howell

Country
  
United States

Release date
  
November 27, 1927 (1927-11-27)

Writer
  
Dorothy Howell (screenplay), Dorothy Howell (story)

Cast
  
Pauline Garon
(Vivian Saunders),
Ben Turpin
(The Janitor),
Charley Paddock
(The Coach),
Rex Lease
(Jim Halloran),
Joan Standing
(Nellie Kelly)

Similar movies
  
Related Walter Lang movies

The college hero 1927 featuring pauline garon


The College Hero is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Walter Lang. This is a surviving title contrary to some reports, as it is on video.

Contents

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
  • References

    The College Hero Wikipedia
    The College Hero IMDb