Brown of Harvard
Encyclopedia
Brown of Harvard is the title of three silent film
s all based on the 1906 Broadway play of the same name by Rida Johnson Young
. The 1926 version is notable for featuring John Wayne
's screen debut.
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
s all based on the 1906 Broadway play of the same name by Rida Johnson Young
Rida Johnson Young
Rida Johnson Young was an American playwright, songwriter and librettist. In her career, Young wrote over thirty plays and musicals, and over 500 songs. She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970...
. The 1926 version is notable for featuring John Wayne
John Wayne
Marion Mitchell Morrison , better known by his stage name John Wayne, was an American film actor, director and producer. He epitomized rugged masculinity and became an enduring American icon. He is famous for his distinctive calm voice, walk, and height...
's screen debut.
- Brown of Harvard (1911 film)Brown of Harvard (1911 film)Brown of Harvard is a 1911 silent film based on the play of the same name by Rida Johnson Young.-Cast:*Edgar G. Wynn as Tom Brown of Harvard*Charles Clary as Gerald Thorne, a Tutor*George L. Cox as Wilfred Kenyon, a Black Sheep...
- Brown of Harvard (1918 film)Brown of Harvard (1918 film)Brown of Harvard, also known as Tom Brown at Harvard, is a 1918 film based on the 1906 Broadway play Brown of Harvard by Rida Johnson Young and the novel by Young and Gilbert Colman...
- Brown of Harvard (1926 film)Brown of Harvard (1926 film)Brown of Harvard is a 1926 silent film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and starring William Haines. The film is the best known of the three Brown of Harvard films, having been John Wayne's screen debut. Uncredited, Wayne played a "Yale Football Player". Grady Sutton and Robert Livingston, both of...