Brown of Harvard (1918 film)
Encyclopedia
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. The Washington State University
football team and its coach, William "Lone Star" Dietz, participated in filming while in Southern California for the 1916 Rose Bowl
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1918 in film
The year 1918 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*Following litigation for anti-trust activities, the US Supreme Court orders the Motion Picture Patents Company to disband....
film based on the 1906 Broadway play Brown of Harvard 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...
and the novel by Young and Gilbert Colman. The Washington State University
Washington State University
Washington State University is a public research university based in Pullman, Washington, in the Palouse region of the Pacific Northwest. Founded in 1890, WSU is the state's original and largest land-grant university...
football team and its coach, William "Lone Star" Dietz, participated in filming while in Southern California for the 1916 Rose Bowl
1916 Rose Bowl
Originally titled the "Tournament of Roses football game," the second of what is now known as the Rose Bowl Game was played on January 1, 1916...
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Cast
- Tom MooreThomas J. MooreThomas J. "Tom" Moore was an Irish-born American actor and director. He appeared in at least 186 motion pictures from 1908 to 1954...
as Tom Brown - Hazel Daly as Evelyn Ames
- Sidney AinsworthSidney AinsworthSidney Ainsworth was a screen and stage actor who appeared in his first movie in 1909. He was born in Manchester, England and died in Madison, Wisconsin, USA.-Filmography:*Mr. Barnes of New York .... Danella...
as Victor Colton (as Sydney Ainsworth) - Warner RichmondWarner RichmondWarner Richmond was an American actor. He appeared in 141 films between 1912 and 1946.He was born in Racine, Wisconsin and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:* Brown of Harvard...
as Claxton Madden - Walter McGrailWalter McGrailWalter McGrail was an American film actor. He appeared in over 150 films between 1916 and 1951.He was born in Brooklyn, New York and died in San Francisco, California, at the age of 81.-Selected filmography:...
as Gerald Thorne - Nancy Winston as Marian Thorne
- Alice Gordon as Mrs. Ames
- Kempton GreeneKempton GreeneKempton Greene was an American film actor of the silent era. He appeared in 68 films between 1909 and 1921.He was born in Shreveport, Louisiana.-Selected filmography:* Brown of Harvard...
as Wilton Ames - Francis Joyner as Cart Wright (as Frank Joyner)
- Frank Joyner as Cart Wright
- Robert EllisRobert Ellis (actor)Robert Ellis was an American film actor, screenwriter and film director. He appeared in 166 films between 1913 and 1934...
as 'Bud' Hall - Lydia Dalzell as Edith Sinclair
- Walter HiersWalter HiersWalter Hiers Walter Hiers Walter Hiers (18 July 1893 Cordele, Georgia, USA - 27 February 1933 Los Angeles, California, USA was an American silent film actor who died from pneumonia aged 39. In his twenty year career spanning from 1912 to 1932 he starred in 101 films. He was a particularly prolific...
as Tubby - Arthur HousmanArthur HousmanArthur Housman was an American actor in films during the Golden Age of Hollywood.-Career:Initially as a leading man, Housman later became known as Hollywood's most familiar comic drunkard in films of the 1930s, usually playing cameo parts in features but with better opportunities in short films...
as Happy (as Arthur Hausman) - Johnnie Walker as Jean
- William "Lone Star" Dietz Football Player (uncredited)