Ronald's high-school valedictory address praises books and condemns sports. His girlfriend Mary condemns his attitude. Fearing to lose her to rival Jeff, he decides to go to college and pay more attentions to sports.
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| Buster Keaton | ... |
The Boy
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| Anne Cornwall | ... |
The Girl
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| Flora Bramley | ... |
Her Friend
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| Harold Goodwin | ... |
A Rival
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| Snitz Edwards | ... |
The Dean
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| Carl Harbaugh | ... |
Crew Coach
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Sam Crawford | ... |
Baseball Coach
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| Florence Turner | ... |
A Mother
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Lee Barnes | ... |
USC Athlete (uncredited)
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Robert Boling | ... |
USC Athlete (uncredited)
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Charles Borah | ... |
USC Athlete (uncredited)
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Leighton Dye | ... |
USC Athlete (uncredited)
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Paul Goldsmith | ... |
USC Athlete (uncredited)
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Kenneth Grumbles | ... |
USC Athlete (uncredited)
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| Charlie Hall | ... |
Coxswain (uncredited)
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Bud Houser | ... |
USC Athlete (uncredited)
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Morton Kaer | ... |
USC Athlete (uncredited)
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Eric Mack | ... |
USC Athlete (uncredited)
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James T. Mack | ... |
High School Principal (uncredited)
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Buddy Mason | ... |
Jeff's Friend (uncredited)
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| Madame Sul-Te-Wan | ... |
Cook (uncredited)
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U.S.C. Baseball Team | ... |
Themselves (uncredited)
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| Grant Withers | ... |
Jeff's Friend (uncredited)
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Shorty Worden | ... |
USC Athlete (uncredited)
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Directed by
| James W. Horne | ||
| Buster Keaton | ... | (uncredited) |
Written by
| Carl Harbaugh | ... | (story) and |
| Bryan Foy | ... | (story) |
Produced by
| Joseph M. Schenck | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Bert Haines | ... | (photographed by) |
| Devereaux Jennings | ... | (photographed by) (as Dev Jennings) |
Editing by
| Sherman Kell | ... | film editor (as Sherm Kell) |
Editorial Department
| D.C. Cardinali | ... | colorist: remastered hd version: new version (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Hap Hadley | ... | poster artist (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Benjamin Ribière | ... | digital artist: digital restoration and color correction (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Lee Barnes | ... | stunt double: Buster Keaton (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Jack Lewis | ... | lighting effects |
Music Department
| John Muri | ... | musical setting: 1992 version |
Additional Crew
| Harry Brand | ... | supervised by |
| Fred Gabourie | ... | technical director |
| Joseph M. Schenck | ... | presenter |
| Lee Barnes | ... | pole vault double: Keaton (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Joseph M. Schenck Productions (presents) (A United Artists Production)
Distributors
- United Artists (1927) (United States) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1927) (Canada) (theatrical) (as United Artists Corporation, Ltd.)
- Allied Artists Corporation (1927) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (as Allied Artists Corporation, Ltd.)
- United Artists (Australasia) (1927) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Les Artistes Associés (1928) (France) (theatrical)
- Les Artistes Associés S.A.B. (1927) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Artistas Unidos (1928) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1928) (Sweden) (theatrical) (re-release) (as United Artists A/B)
- Los Artistas Unidos de América del Sur (1928) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1927) (Norway) (theatrical)
- United Artists Film-Verleih (1928) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Dr. Hauser & Company (1928) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1973) (Finland) (tv)
- Andrés Vicente Gómez Montero (1982) (Spain) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Castle Communications (1994) (Finland) (VHS)
- Kino Video (1993) (United States) (VHS)
- Image Entertainment (1995) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- Kino Video (2000) (United States) (DVD)
- Kino Video (2001) (United States) (DVD) (as 'The Art of Buster Keaton')
- Reel Media International (2004) (World-wide) (VHS)
- M.I.B. (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
- Reel Media International (2007) (World-wide)
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics (2017) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics (2017) (United States) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Kino International (vhs package art)
- Screen Time Images (film restoration)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
The Boy graduates from high school with interscholastic honors, and as class orator he speaks on "Brains vs. Brawn," demeaning athletics, thereby winning the favor of the pedagogs but not that of the students. His college sweetheart requires that he become an athlete, so he spends his savings and tries out for all sports and is a perfect flop. He goes to work to pay his way through school, but every job adds to his blunders. His rival takes delight in maneuvering The Girl to his place of employment and further humiliating him. Then the college dean takes an interest in The Boy and insists that the varsity coach give him a chance; through coincidence, he thwarts a plot against him and wins a race. Learning that his rival has locked The Girl in the dormitory, The Boy goes to the rescue, performing all the athletic feats he dreamed about, and knocks the rival cold; thus the weakling becomes the college idol. |
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| Taglines | HEY! HEY! See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | In an interview with author Kevin Brownlow, Buster Keaton said that he directed almost all of this film and that credited co-director James W. Horne did virtually none of it. Keaton said that his business manager talked him into using Horne, but that Horne proved "absolutely worthless to me . . . I don't know why we had him." See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into The Golden Age of Buster Keaton (1979). See more » |
| Soundtracks | The Entertainer See more » |
| Quotes |
The Girl:
Your speech was ridiculous. Anyone prefers an athlete to a weak-kneed, teacher's pet. When you change your mind about athletes, then I'll change my mind about you. See more » |