The College Hero

The College Hero
Directed by	Walter Lang
Written by	Dorothy Howell
Produced by	Harry Cohn
Starring	Pauline Garon Rex Lease
Cinematography	Joseph Walker
Edited by	Arthur Roberts
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	November 27, 1927 (1927-11-27)
Running time	54 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent

The College Hero is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Walter Lang. ^[1] This is a surviving title contrary to some reports, as it is on video. ^{[2] [3] [4] [ unreliable source ]}

Plot

Football player Bob Cantfield enrolls at Carver College, is assigned Jim Halloran as a roommate and lands a date with Sampson Saunders' attractive sister, Vivian.

Jim's jealousy over Bob's gridiron and girlfriend successes cause him to trip his teammate deliberately and cause Bob to be injured in a game. Bob is still able to score the touchdown that wins Carver the game, after which Jim's conscience gets the better of him.

Cast

• Pauline Garon as Vivian Saunders
• Ben Turpin as The Janitor
• Robert Agnew as Bob Cantfield (as Bobbie Agnew)
• Rex Lease as Jim Halloran
• Churchill Ross as Sampson Saunders
• Joan Standing as Nellie Kelly
• Charles Paddock as The Coach

See also

• List of American football films

References

1. Janiss Garza (2014). "The College Hero". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Archived from the original on December 22, 2014. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
2. "The College Hero". American Silent Feature Film Survival Database. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
3. The College Hero at silentera.com
4. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:The College Hero

External links

• The College Hero at IMDb