Varsity | |
Director: | Frank Tuttle |
Producer: | Jesse L. Lasky Adolph Zukor |
Screenplay: | Howard Estabrook George Marion Jr. Wells Root |
Starring: | Charles "Buddy" Rogers Mary Brian Chester Conklin Phillips Holmes Robert Ellis John Westwood |
Cinematography: | Archie Stout |
Editing: | Verna Willis |
Studio: | Paramount Pictures |
Distributor: | Paramount Pictures |
Runtime: | 67 minutes |
Country: | United States |
Language: | Sound (Part-talkie) English |
Varsity is a lost[1] [2] 1928 American sound part-talkie comedy film directed by Frank Tuttle, written by Howard Estabrook, George Marion Jr. and Wells Root, and starring Charles "Buddy" Rogers, Mary Brian, Chester Conklin, Phillips Holmes, Robert Ellis and John Westwood. In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with English intertitles. The soundtrack was recorded using the Western Electric sound-on-film system. The film was released on October 27, 1928, by Paramount Pictures.[3] [4]
The film featured a theme song entitled "My Varsity Girl (I'll Cling To You)" with music by W. Franke Harling and lyrics by Al Bryan.