When the freshman girls beat the sophomore girls in the big relay race, the 'Frosh' start lording it over the 'Sophs.' Will the 'Sophs' take that kind of treatment? Not a chance!.


Is 'The Relay' a forgotten masterpiece of the silent era? Short answer: No, but it remains a fascinating, high-energy capsule of 1920s youth culture that predates the modern teen movie by decades. This film is for silent comedy completionists and those who find historical value in the evolution of the 'college movie' t...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

Wesley Ruggles

Charley Chase
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"Is 'The Relay' a forgotten masterpiece of the silent era? Short answer: No, but it remains a fascinating, high-energy capsule of 1920s youth culture that predates the modern teen movie by decades. This film is for silent comedy completionists and those who find historical value in the evolution of the 'college movie' trope. It is not for viewers who demand complex character arcs or high-stakes dramatic tension.This film works because it captures the raw, unpolished kinetic energy of 1920s athlet..."
Rob Wagner, Carl Laemmle Jr., Gardner Bradford, George H. Plympton
United States

