Brown of Harvard

Brown of Harvard (1926)

On the football field, he was a whirlwind- but when Ol' Dan Cupid tackled him, he went down without a struggle!

Tom Brown shows up at Harvard, confident and a bit arrogant. He becomes a rival of Bob McAndrew, not only in football and rowing crew, but also for the affections of Mary Abbott, a professor's daughter.

Date of release
1926-05-02
TMDB
5.5 / 10 (14)
Runtime
1h 25m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
Jack Conway

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Brown of Havard

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.

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