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Actors: Harold Lloyd, Jobyna Ralston, Brooks Benedict, James Anderson
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Freshman (1925) |
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Nerdy freshman Harold Lamb, an innocent from the sticks, arrives at college believing it's just like in the movies. He wants desperately to fit in, and assumes that if he acts and dresses like "The College Hero" of yore, he will become popular. Of course, the real popular crowd makes great fun of him. The cheap suit he orders for the "Fall Frolic" isn't ready in time, so a tailor follows him around at the party and patches up rips and tears as they occur; and when "Speedy" Lamb turns out for the football team, he's given the assignment of replacement tackle dummy. But Peggy takes pity on him, and circumstances ultimately turn out to put this nice guy on top. This delightful silent classic shows that, nearly 80 years later, campus types remain startlingly similar, from the prissy dean and hard-nosed coach to the nasty hazers.
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Freshman (1925) |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1900-1920's
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Age group
- trouble in college
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Dumb
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- student
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
Misc setting
- sports arena
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- full of laughter
Check here if B&W
Yes
Any profanity?
- None
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