The Sophomore
| The Sophomore | |
|---|---|
Joseph P. Kennedy | |
| Starring | Eddie Quillan Sally O'Neil Jeanette Loff |
| Cinematography | John J. Mescall |
| Edited by | Doane Harrison |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Pathé Exchange |
Release date |
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Running time | 73 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Sound (All-Talking) English Intertitles |
The Sophomore is a 1929 American sound
sound era, it was shot using the RCA Photophone sound system. The film survives in an mute print of the alternate sound version known as an International Sound Version which was meant to be played along with Vitaphone discs.[2] It is not known whether the Vitaphone
type soundtrack discs to the International Sound Version are extant.
Plot
Sophomore Joe Collins returns to college for his second year, but loses the money for his tuition in a craps game. To raise the money he takes a job working as a soda jerk. When he loses that job, he is supported financially by his co-worker Margie Callahan without his knowledge. Eventually, after a major college football game, he discovers the truth.
Cast
- Eddie Quillan as Joe Collins
- Sally O'Neil as Margie Callahan
- Stanley Smith as Tom Weck
- Jeanette Loff as Barbara Lange
- Russell Gleason as Dutch
- Sarah Padden as Mrs. Collins
- Brooks Benedict as Dan Willis
- Spec O'Donnell as Joe's Nephew
- Walter O'Keefe as Gabriel McAfee - Radio Announcer
- Jimmy Aldine as Student
- Lew Ayres as Sophomore Fraternity Brother
- Ray Cooke as Sophomore Fraternity Brother
- Stuart Erwin as Radio Broadcast Technician
- Dorothy Granger as Co-Ed
- Marian Marsh as Co-Ed
- Grady Sutton as Cupie - Freshman Fraternity Brother
- Gretta Tuttle as Co-Ed
- Dorothy Ward as Co-Ed
Music
The film features a theme song entitled "Little By Little" which was composed by Robert Emmett Dolan (as Bobby Dolan) and Walter O'Keefe. In the film it is sung by Eddie Quillan and Sally O'Neil.
See also
References
Bibliography
- Munden, Kenneth White. The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1. University of California Press, 1997.
External links
- The Sophomore at IMDb
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