The Freshman (1925)

Directors:

Fred C. Newmeyer
Sam Taylor

Writers:

Sam Taylor (story) &
Ted Wilde (story) ...

Release Date:

20 September 1925 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Sport

Plot:

Nerdy college student will do anything to become popular on campus.

Plot Keywords:

College | College Student | Student | Campus | Practical Joke

Awards:

1 win

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Jan. 4

12:00 AM

TCM

Cast

Harold Lloyd	...	The Freshman
Jobyna Ralston	...	Peggy
Brooks Benedict	...	The College Cad
James Anderson	...	The College Hero
Hazel Keener	...	The College Belle
Joseph Harrington	...	The College Tailor
Pat Harmon	...	The Football Coach

Also Known As:

College Days (UK)

Runtime:

76 min (2002 release)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color (tinted)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Silent

Certification:

Australia:G | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | USA:TV-G (TV rating)

Filming Locations:

Culver City, California, USA

Company:

The Harold Lloyd Corporation

Trivia:

This movie was shot in sequence, which was rare for a Harold Lloyd movie. Lloyd usually thought up comic setpieces and based his stories around them. In this instance he felt it was a more character-driven story and he would have to get into the character by shooting it in order.

Goofs:

Continuity: The glass partition between Harold and the driver disappears and reappears.

Quotes:

Intertitle: Tate University - A large football stadium, with a college attached.

Movie Connections:

Featured in 100 Years of Comedy (1997) (V)

Soundtrack:

Freshie

A genuine classic... Rockne-esque comedy!

"The Freshman" is a truly funny sports movie... And those are HARD to find! Harold is a nerdy freshman college student, who thinks that college life is JUST like it is in "the movies". He finds out differently once he arrives on campus and soon becomes the campus laughing-stock, so he tries to make the football team and prove everybody wrong.

His pathetic attempts to make the team, and the other goings-on make this fabulous "flicker" one that all film buffs should see!

If you've never seen a "silent", this is a great place to start, because it is easier than most for the neophyte to follow the story because, like most of Lloyd's films, the pacing and story-telling are more modern than most, and the humor seems easier to pick up than a lot of other silent movies.

If you ever get the chance to see this or any other silent movie shown PROPERLY (in an old-time movie palace with live musical accompaniment), DO IT! You will NOT regret the experience!