THE SOPHOMORE (1929)Eddie Quillan, Sally O'Neil & Stanley Smith | Comedy, Romance | B&W |Retro Movie

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The Sophomore is a 1929 American sound all-talking pre-Code comedy film directed by Leo McCarey and starring Eddie Quillan, Sally O'Neil and Jeanette Loff. Made during the early 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. It is not known whether the Vitaphone type soundtrack discs to the International Sound Version are extant.

Synopsis

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 & Crew

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

Directed by: Leo McCarey
Written by: Corey Ford, T.H. Wenning, Joseph F. Poland, Walter DeLeon, Earl Baldwin
Produced by: Joseph P. Kennedy
Cinematography: John J. Mescall
Edited by: Doane Harrison

Production Company: Pathé Exchange
Distributed by: Pathé Exchange

Release Date: August 24, 1929
Running Time: 73 minutes
Country: United States
Languages: Sound (All-Talking), English Intertitles