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Brown of Harvard is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Jack Conway, and starring William Haines, Jack Pickford and Mary Brian. Released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the film is based on the successful 1906 Broadway play Brown of Harvard by Rida Johnson Young, who also co-wrote the popular music for the play along with Melvin Ellis. The film is best known of the three Brown of Harvard films. It was John Wayne's film debut. Uncredited, Wayne played a Yale football player. Grady Sutton and Robert Livingston, both of whom went on to long and successful careers, also appear uncredited. The 1918 film included future Boston Redskins coach William "Lone Star" Dietz and the only Washington State University football team to win a Rose Bowl.
Original Release
05/02/1926
US Release
05/02/1926
Cast
Name | Character |
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William Haines | Tom Brown |
Jack Pickford | Jim Doolittle |
Mary Brian | Mary Abbott / Mary Abbot |
Francis X. Bushman Jr. | Bob McAndrew |
Mary Alden | Mrs. Brown |
David Torrence | Mr. Brown |
Edward Connelly | Professor Abbott / Professor Abbot |
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams | Hal Walters |
Donald Reed | Reggie Smythe |
Richard Alexander | Football Fan |
Directors
Writers
Rida Johnson Young, Donald Ogden Stewart, Andrew Percival Younger, Joseph Farnham
Cast
Name | Character |
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William Haines | Tom Brown |
Jack Pickford | Jim Doolittle |
Mary Brian | Mary Abbott / Mary Abbot |
Francis X. Bushman Jr. | Bob McAndrew |
Mary Alden | Mrs. Brown |
David Torrence | Mr. Brown |
Edward Connelly | Professor Abbott / Professor Abbot |
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams | Hal Walters |
Donald Reed | Reggie Smythe |
Richard Alexander | Football Fan |
Robert Livingston | Harvard Student / Yale Cheering Section / Harvard Spectator |
Doris Lloyd | Nurse |
Grady Sutton | One of the Dickeys |
Daniel G. Tomlinson | Football Trainer |
John Wayne | Yale Football Player |
Percy Williams | Butler |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Harry Rapf | Producer |
Irving Thalberg | Producer |