The Freshman

United States, 1974

Film
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Episode of Series “New Versions of Comedy Classics”.
This film is a new restored print of a 1925 comedy. “The Freshman” is about country boy Harold who goes to college and, after many tribulations, saves the day when he makes the winning touchdown at the big game.

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Credits

producer

Bob Hoag

production company

Time-Life Films

Duration

01:10:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1974

Appears in

New Versions of Comedy Classics

Group of items

New Versions of Comedy Classics

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

323741

Language

English

Subject categories

Comedy

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - United States

Silent films

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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