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College is a american film of genre Drama directed by James W. Horne released in USA on 10 september 1927 with Buster Keaton
College (1927)
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Add to a movie listCollege is a 1927 comedy-drama silent film directed by James W. Horne and Buster Keaton, and starring Buster Keaton, Anne Cornwall, and Harold Goodwin.
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Set in Southern California, the movie opens with Ronald graduating high school as the school’s “most brilliant scholar”. At his graduation, Ronald speaks on “the Curse of the Athlete”, arguing that books are more important than athletics.Actors
Buster Keaton
(Ronald, The Boy)
Anne Cornwall
(Mary Haynes, The Girl)
Harold Goodwin
(Jeff Brown, A rival)
Snitz Edwards
(The Dean)
Carl Harbaugh
(Crew Coach)
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