Jilted by his sweetheart, Joan Kendricks, William Shelby decides that the only way to get over an old romance is to start several new ones. His two pals immediately try to show him that all girls are basically alike, and they even get him a position at an all-girls' school, where he becomes the idol of all the co-eds and they are his for the taking.
You should watch this today if you have a soft spot for silent movies that don't try too hard to be art. If you hate old-fashioned college humor or plots where men act like total idiots, you will probably want to skip it. William Shelby is our lead, and he starts the movie looking like his dog just died because Joan K...
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"You should watch this today if you have a soft spot for silent movies that don't try too hard to be art. If you hate old-fashioned college humor or plots where men act like total idiots, you will probably want to skip it. William Shelby is our lead, and he starts the movie looking like his dog just died because Joan Kendricks dumped him. It’s that very specific 1920s kind of pining where the actor looks like he’s trying to swallow a lemon. His friends are the real problem here. They have this ..."
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