Sandwiched between two Buster Keaton masterpieces--THE GENERAL (1927) and STEAMBOAT BILL JR. (1928)--was a more modest effort called COLLEGE. Similar in story and structure to Harold Lloyd's THE FRESHMAN (1925), COLLEGE chronicles the awkward attempts of a bookworm to impress the most
popular girl on campus with his athletic abilities.
On graduation day, Ronald (Buster Keaton), the smartest member of his high school class, delivers a speech on "The Curse of Athletics," a talk that is met with derision or indifference by everyone but his loving mother (Florence Turner). After the speech, classmate Mary Haines (Ann Cornwall), the
girl he loves, tells Ronald that ...
Released:
1927
Rated:
NR
Length:
65 mins