1925 · comedy · silent
The Freshman
Directed by Fred C. Newmeyer, Sam Taylor1h 17m1925
An unathletic college freshman ridiculed by his peers for his mannerisms strives to become popular by making the football team.
Our read: The Freshman (1925) reads as a cosy, breathless, grounded comedy · silent entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Cosy, breathless, gentle comedy / silent, grounded in texture. Redemptive, intimate, tender.
- cosy
- brisk
- redemptive
- tender
- funny
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