So This Is College (1929)

97 mins | Comedy-drama | 8 November 1929

Director:

Sam Wood

Cinematographer:

Leonard Smith

Editor:

Frank Sullivan

Production Designer:

Cedric Gibbons

Production Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp.
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HISTORY

College Days was the working title for the film. According to a production directory in the 20 Apr 1929 Exhibitors Herald-World, production began on 25 Mar 1929. Portions of the film were shot on location on the campus of the University of Southern California (USC). Newsreel footage from the 1928 USC-Stanford football game was intercut into the fictionalized game near the end of the picture.
       The film's onscreen music credits read: "Music by Martin Broones, Interpolations by Fred Fisher, Jesse Greer, Raymond Klages, Charlotte Greenwood and Al Boasberg." ...

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College Days was the working title for the film. According to a production directory in the 20 Apr 1929 Exhibitors Herald-World, production began on 25 Mar 1929. Portions of the film were shot on location on the campus of the University of Southern California (USC). Newsreel footage from the 1928 USC-Stanford football game was intercut into the fictionalized game near the end of the picture.
       The film's onscreen music credits read: "Music by Martin Broones, Interpolations by Fred Fisher, Jesse Greer, Raymond Klages, Charlotte Greenwood and Al Boasberg."

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GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS
SOURCE CITATIONS
SOURCE
DATE
PAGE
Exhibitors Herald-World
20 Apr 1929
p. 50
Film Daily
10 Nov 1929
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New York Times
9 Nov 1929
p. 22
Variety
13 Nov 1929
p. 12
CAST
PRODUCTION CREDITS
NAME
PARENT COMPANY
NAME
CREDITED AS
CREDIT
DIRECTOR
Dir
WRITERS
Joe Farnham
Dial
Joe Farnham
Titles
PHOTOGRAPHY
Photog
ART DIRECTOR
Art dir
FILM EDITORS
Film ed
COSTUMES
MUSIC
Orch under the dir
SOUND
Rec eng
SOURCES
SONGS
"Sophomore Prom," words by Raymond Klages, music by Jesse Greer; "College Days," words by Al Boasberg, music by Martin Broones; "Campus Capers," words by Charlotte Greenwood, music by Martin Broones; "I Don't Want Your Kisses," words and music by Fred Fisher and Martin Broones.
SONGWRITERS/COMPOSERS
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DETAILS
Alternate Title:
College Days
Release Date:
8 November 1929
Premiere Information:
New York opening: 8 Nov 1929
Production Date:
began 25 Mar 1929
Copyright Info
Claimant
Date
Copyright Number
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corp.
1 November 1929
LP838
Physical Properties:
Sound
Movietone
Black and White
Sound, also silent
Also si; 6,104 ft.
Duration(in mins):
97
Length(in feet):
9,143
Length(in reels):
11
Country:
United States
Language:
English
SYNOPSIS

Biff and Eddie, two college classmates at the University of Southern California, are life-long friends, fraternity brothers, and members of the football team. Although they make a vow at the beginning of their senior year that they will no longer allow their pursuit of girls to get into the way of friendship, they soon break their vow when both fall for pretty Babs Baxter, a popular co-ed. Vying for her affections, Biff and Eddie play pranks on each other that soon cause a serious breach in their relationship. When Biff finally realizes that Eddie wants to marry Babs, he decides to step aside for the sake of their friendship, but at the season's big football game, both realize that Babs has merely been toying with them when she introduces her fiancé, Bruce. After winning the game, Biff and Eddie decide never again to let girls come between them--until they see another pretty girl in the ...

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Biff and Eddie, two college classmates at the University of Southern California, are life-long friends, fraternity brothers, and members of the football team. Although they make a vow at the beginning of their senior year that they will no longer allow their pursuit of girls to get into the way of friendship, they soon break their vow when both fall for pretty Babs Baxter, a popular co-ed. Vying for her affections, Biff and Eddie play pranks on each other that soon cause a serious breach in their relationship. When Biff finally realizes that Eddie wants to marry Babs, he decides to step aside for the sake of their friendship, but at the season's big football game, both realize that Babs has merely been toying with them when she introduces her fiancé, Bruce. After winning the game, Biff and Eddie decide never again to let girls come between them--until they see another pretty girl in the park.

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Legend
Viewed by AFI
Partially Viewed
Offscreen Credit
Name Occurs Before Title
AFI Life Achievement Award

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