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Actors: Buster Keaton, Anne Cornwall, Harold Goodwin
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about College (1927) |
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On a rainy graduation afternoon, high school valedictorian Ronald (Keaton) gives a speech to his class entitled "The Curse of Athletics," in which he praises books and condemns sports. This does not go over well with his girl, Mary Haines (Cornwall), or the star athlete, Jeff Brown (Goodwin), who is finally graduating after seven years of school. Afraid of losing Mary to Jeff, Ronald decides to give more attention to sports in college. He tries everything from baseball to track and field and crew. (He's even a failure at being a soda jerk and a waiter.) When the chips are down, however, not only does Ronald succeed as coxswain for the varsity crew, but he's driven to amazing feats of athleticism to save and protect Mary. At the dawn of the sound age, this is not one of Keaton's best, but it has its moments of great physical comedy and makes a decent if weaker companion to Lloyd's earlier hit, "The Freshman."
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of College (1927) |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1900-1920's
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Age group
- trouble in high school
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- a teen
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) very skinny
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
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
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%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) muscular
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
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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