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The Freshman is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Sam Taylor released in USA on 20 september 1925 with Harold Lloyd

The Freshman (1925)

The Freshman
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Released in USA 20 september 1925
Length 1h16
Directed by ,    
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy,    Romance
Rating74% 3.7441053.7441053.7441053.7441053.744105

The Freshman is a 1925 comedy film that tells the story of a college freshman trying to become popular by joining the school football team. It stars Harold Lloyd, Jobyna Ralston, Brooks Benedict and James Anderson. It remains one of Lloyd's most successful and enduring films.

The film was written by John Grey, Sam Taylor, Tim Whelan and Ted Wilde. It was directed by Fred C. Newmeyer and Sam Taylor.

In 1990, The Freshman was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant", going in the second year of voting and being one of the first 50 films to receive such an honor.

Synopsis

Harold Lamb (Harold Lloyd), a bright-eyed but naïve young man, enrolls at Tate University. On the train there, he meets Peggy (Jobyna Ralston). They are attracted to each other.

Actors

Harold Lloyd

(The Freshman)
Jobyna Ralston

(Peggy)
Grady Sutton

(Student Who Goes to Dean (uncredited))
James Anderson

(The College Hero)
Brooks Benedict

(The College Cad)
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