The Fair Co-Ed

The Fair Co-Ed (1927)

Marion go off to college where she joins the basketball team to be near the coach, Bob. She instantly makes a rival of Betty, who's also interested in Bob.

Date of release
1927-10-22
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (3)
Runtime
1h 11m
Genres
Comedy
Director
Sam Wood

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: The Fair Co-Ed

The Fair Co-Ed, also known as The Varsity Girl, is a 1927 American silent comedy film starring Marion Davies and released through MGM. The film was produced by William Randolph Hearst, through Cosmopolitan Productions and directed by Sam Wood. The film was released in a sound version in 1928 with a synchronized musical score with sound effects.

Production

In her 25th film, Marion Davies starred as a madcap college student with a yen for the basketball coach Johnny Mack Brown. William Randolph Hearst always disliked this film and disliked director Sam Wood. Hearst always referred to this film as "that cheap-looking comedy" that went for "yap laughs". One of the highlights in the shooting of this film was when Charles Lindbergh visited the set. Davies was his favorite movie star.

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