The Quarterback
ComedyDramaSport
Elmer Stone, quarterback of the 1899 Colton College football team vows to remain a student until Colton beats its biggest rival, State University. Twenty-seven years later, Elmer is still in school and is a classmate of his son, J...
Director
Fred C. Newmeyer
Writers
William Slavens McNutt, W.O. McGeehan, Ray Harris
Stars
Richard Dix, Esther Ralston, Harry Beresford
Release Date
October 11, 1926
Language
English
Country
United States
🏆 2
Wins
🎭 Top Cast
Richard Dix
as Jack Stone
Esther Ralston
as Louise Mason
Harry Beresford
as Elmer Stone
David Butler
as 'Lumpy' Goggins
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Robert W. Craig
as Denny Walters
Mona Palma
as Nellie Webster - in Prologue
John Merton
as Football Player
Robert Allen
as Football Player
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Ruby Blaine
as Minor Role - in Prologue
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Alan Davis
as Jack Stone as a Boy - in Prologue
💰 Box Office
$265,801
Domestic Gross
🎬 Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Filming Location
Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA
Production
Paramount Pictures
🏷️ Keywords
father son classmatestouchdownuniversityquarterbackfootball
🎯 Categories
ComedyDramaSport
💡 Did You Know?
Film debut of Barton MacLane.
📖 Synopsis
Elmer Stone, quarterback of the 1899 Colton College football team vows to remain a student until Colton beats its biggest rival, State University. Twenty-seven years later, Elmer is still in school and is a classmate of his son, J...