The Sophomore (1929)
CHEERS! THRILLS! LAUGHS!
Joe Collins arrives at Hanford College to begin his second year with $200 to pay his tuition, is enticed into a craps game, and loses all in this nostalgic slice of college, replete with songs, romance, prom dances and the inevitable big football game.
- Date of release
- 1929-08-24
- TMDB
- 5.3 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 1h 13m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Director
- Leo McCarey
Casting
- Eddie Quillan — Joe Collins
- Sally O'Neil — Margie Callahan
- Stanley Smith — Tom Weck
- Jeanette Loff — Barbara Lange
- Russell Gleason — Dutch
- Sarah Padden — Mrs. Collins
- Brooks Benedict — Dan Willis
- Spec O'Donnell — Joe's Nephew
- Walter O'Keefe — Gabriel McAfee - Radio Announcer
- Jimmy Aldine — Minor Role (uncredited)
- Lew Ayres — Sophomore Fraternity Brother (uncredited)
- Ray Cooke — Sophomore Fraternity Brother (uncredited)
Interesting facts
The Sophomore is a 1929 American sound all-talking pre-Code comedy film directed by Leo McCarey and starring Eddie Quillan, Sally O'Neil, and Jeanette Loff. Made during the early sound era, it was shot using the RCA Photophone sound system. The film survives in an mute print of the alternate sound version known as an International Sound Version which was meant to be played along with Vitaphone discs. It is not known whether the Vitaphone type soundtrack discs to the International Sound Version are extant.
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