Brown of Harvard (1926 film)

Brown of Harvard
Brown of Harvard
	Lobby card
Directed by	Jack Conway
Written by	Melvin Ellis; Donald Ogden Stewart; A.P. Younger;
Based on	Brown of Harvard (play); by Rida Johnson Young
Produced by	Harry Rapf
Starring	William Haines; Jack Pickford; Mary Brian;
Cinematography	Ira H. Morgan
Edited by	Frank Davis
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	May 2, 1926;
Running time	85 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The full film

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.^[1] The film is best known of the three Brown of Harvard films. It was John Wayne's film debut.^[2] 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.

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^ "Progressive Silent Film List: Brown of Harvard". silentera.com. Retrieved March 22, 2009.