Brown of Harvard (1926)

Directed by

Jack Conway

Genre

drama film, silent film, comedy drama, American football film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 25m

Rated

NR

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 14 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A college football player at Harvard navigates school, rivalry, and romance. The film follows a young man trying to succeed on the field and win the girl he loves.

lightheartedenergeticdatedsportyromanticbreezynostalgicupbeat

What happens

Brown of Harvard is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Jack Conway, and starring William Haines, Jack Pickford and Mary Brian. Released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the film is based on the successful 1906 Broadway play Brown of Harvard by Rida Johnson Young, who also co-wrote the popular music for the play along with Melvin Ellis. The film is the best known of the three Brown of Harvard films. It was John Wayne's film debut. Uncredited, Wayne played a Yale football player. Grady Sutton and Robert Livingston, both of whom went on to long and successful careers, also appear uncredited. The 1918 film included future Boston Redskins coach William "Lone Star" Dietz and the only Washington State University football team to win a Rose Bowl. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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