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7.5/10
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A nerdy college student will do anything to become popular on campus.A nerdy college student will do anything to become popular on campus.A nerdy college student will do anything to become popular on campus.
- Awards
- 3 wins
James H. Anderson
- The College Hero
- (as James Anderson)
Leon Beaumon
- Student
- (uncredited)
Roy Brooks
- Tall Student
- (uncredited)
Rosalind Byrne
- Girl Caught in Suspenders at Dance
- (uncredited)
Charles Farrell
- Student Bell Ringer at Frolic
- (uncredited)
Wally Howe
- Gardener
- (uncredited)
Gus Leonard
- Waiter Who Takes Harold's Pants
- (uncredited)
King Lockwood
- Student
- (uncredited)
George Marion
- Train Passenger
- (uncredited)
The Wonder Dog Pal
- Pete the Dog
- (uncredited)
Oscar Smith
- Dean's Chauffeur
- (uncredited)
Storyline
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- TriviaThis movie was shot in sequence, which was rare for a Harold Lloyd movie. Lloyd usually thought up comic setpieces and based his stories around them. In this instance he felt it was a more character-driven story and he would have to get into the character by shooting it in order.
- GoofsWhen Peggy is doing the crossword puzzle on the train, Harold tells her he has the solution for clue number "19 Vertical". The puzzle is shown twice in close-up, and there is no "19 Vertical" - clue 19 is horizontal only.
- Quotes
Intertitle: Tate University - A large football stadium, with a college attached.
- Alternate versionsA scene was filmed in which Harold cries and is comforted by Peggy (Jobyna Ralston). Harold Lloyd cut this scene when he re-released the film, thinking it was too overly sentimental, but the footage was recently reinstated by his granddaughter, Suzanne Lloyd Hayes.
- ConnectionsEdited into The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (1947)
- SoundtracksFreshie
(1925)
Written by Harold Berg and Jesse Greer
Used in the 2002 release by Permission of Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. Inc.
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Funny..But Romantic As Well
THE FRESHMAN is the best college spoof film ever made. Outside being lap-slapping hilarious throughout, it has some most original, poetic, and convincing romantic moments as well, like when Harold saw the girl from the reflection of the mirror in his room; or while dancing with other women he saw how she revealed her love for him on the bouquet he gave her, that moment is a wonder. Besides the great football sequence, this film is full of wonderful gags, especially that little dance Harold invented, and the party sequence. Not only this film hasn't aged a bit, but the formula of this film is still used in Hollywood nowadays, but the results hardly, if ever, top this one here.
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- gelatoflo
- Oct 19, 2000
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Box office
- Budget
- $301,681 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 17 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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