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The Freshman

1925 · 76 min · US

Directed by Sam Taylor, Fred C. Newmeyer

Fred Newmeyer and Sam Taylor, Harold Lloyd Corporation, Pathé, 1925. A small-town boy arrives at Tate College with a copied cheer and a tailor-made suit, sure that popularity is a role; Jobyna Ralston sees through it. He lands as water boy and waits for the big game. Lloyd's largest silent gross. The football crowd was shot at the Rose Bowl and at Pasadena, the dorm gags on the lot. AFI notes the film as the one in which Lloyd's eager young man is most completely a social climber who has learned the wrong lessons from the movies.

Comedy · Romance

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1925 · Source: André Bourbeau

Public domain presentation

Public Domain Source

André Bourbeau

In American Comedy

Cast & Crew

Sam Taylor · DirectorHarold Lloyd · Harold LambJobyna Ralston · Peggy

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Cast

Principal players
H

Harold Lloyd

Harold Lamb

J

Jobyna Ralston

Peggy

Brooks Benedict

Brooks Benedict

The College Cad

Hazel Keener

Hazel Keener

The College Belle

Joseph Harrington

Joseph Harrington

The College Tailor

Pat Harmon

Pat Harmon

The Football Coach

Leon Beaumon

Leon Beaumon

Student (uncredited)

Ethel Broadhurst

Ethel Broadhurst

Woman (uncredited)

R

Roy Brooks

Tall Student (uncredited)

Rosalind Byrne

Rosalind Byrne

Girl Caught in Suspenders at Dance (uncredited)

C

Charles Farrell

Student Bell Ringer at Frolic (uncredited)

W

Wally Howe

Gardener (uncredited)

G

Gus Leonard

Waiter Who Takes Harold's Pants (uncredited)

K

King Lockwood

Student (uncredited)

G

George Marion

Train Passenger (uncredited)

Crew

Walter Lundin

cinematographer

Sam Taylor

writer

Ted Wilde

writer

John Grey

writer

Tim Whelan

writer

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