The Fair Co-Ed

The Fair Co-Ed
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Directed by	Sam Wood
Produced by	Irving Thalberg Sam Wood William Randolph Hearst
Written by	Byron Morgan (scenario) Joseph Farnham (intertitles)
Based on	The Fair Co-Ed by George Ade
Starring	Marion Davies
Cinematography	John Seitz
Edited by	Conrad Nervig
Production company	Cosmopolitan Productions
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates	October 15, 1927 (1927-10-15)
Running time	70 minutes (7 reels)
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)
Budget	$347,000^[1]

The Fair Co-Ed (1927), also known as The Varsity Girl, is a silent film comedy starring Marion Davies and released through MGM. The film was produced by William Randolph Hearst, through Cosmopolitan Productions and directed by Sam Wood.

The film is based on a 1909 play/musical comedy The Fair Co-Ed by George Ade which starred a young Elsie Janis, and opened on Broadway on February 1, 1909.^[2]

The film survives today, supposedly in the MGM/UA archives, now controlled by Warner Brothers.^[3]

Plot

Marion Bright enrolls in college to pursue a handsome young man, Bob, only to discover that he is coach of the women's basketball team there. Marion joins the team and becomes its star player, but becomes unpopular when she refuses to play a game after a disagreement with Bob. Happily for all, she has a change of heart and returns in time to help the team win the big game.

Cast

Marion Davies as Marion Bright
Johnny Mack Brown as Bob
Jane Winton as Betty
Thelma Hill as Rose
Lillian Leighton as Housekeeper
Gene Stone as Herbert
James Bradbury, Sr. as uncredited
Lou Costello as Extra
Joel McCrea as Student
Jacques Tourneur as Extra

References

↑ Slide, Anthony. Silent Topics: Essays on Undocumented Areas of Silent Film. Scarecrow Press. p 26
↑ The Fair Co-ed as produced on Broadway at the Knickerbocker Theatre, February 1, 1909 - April 25, 1909; and the Criterion Theatre April 26, 1909 to May 29, 1909; IBDB.com
↑ The Fair Co-Ed at silentera.com

External links

Films directed by Sam Wood

Double Speed (1920)
Excuse My Dust (1920)
The Dancin' Fool (1920)
Sick Abed (1920)
A City Sparrow (1920)
What's Your Hurry? (1920)
The Great Moment (1921)
Under the Lash (1921)
Don't Tell Everything (1922)
Her Husband's Trademark (1922)
Her Gilded Cage (1922)
Beyond the Rocks (1922)
The Impossible Mrs. Bellew (1922)
My American Wife (1922)
Prodigal Daughters (1923)
Bluebeard's 8th Wife (1923)
His Children's Children (1923)
The Next Corner (1924)
Bluff (1924)
The Female (1924)
The Mine with the Iron Door (1924)
Fascinating Youth (1926)
Rookies (1927)
The Fair Co-Ed (1927)
The Latest from Paris (1928)
So This Is College (1929)
They Learned About Women (1930)
The Girl Said No (1930)
The Sins of the Children (1930)
Way for a Sailor (1930)
Paid (1930)
A Tailor Made Man (1931)
The Man in Possession (1931)
New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford (1931)
Huddle (1932)
Prosperity (1932)
The Barbarian (1933)
Hold Your Man (1933)
Christopher Bean (1933)
The Cat and the Fiddle (1934)
Stamboul Quest (1934)
Let 'Em Have It (1935)
A Night at the Opera (1935)
Whipsaw (1935)
The Unguarded Hour (1936)
A Day at the Races (1937)
Madame X (1937)
Navy Blue and Gold (1937)
Lord Jeff (1938)
Stablemates (1938)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
Raffles (1939)
Our Town (1940)
Rangers of Fortune (1940)
Kitty Foyle (1940)
The Devil and Miss Jones (1941)
Kings Row (1942)
The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)
Casanova Brown (1944)
Guest Wife (1945)
Saratoga Trunk (1945)
Heartbeat (1946)
Ivy (1947)
Command Decision (1948)
The Stratton Story (1949)
Ambush (1950)

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