The College Coquette (1929)
Betty Forrester, a college flirt who is determined to attract Harvey Porter, the school coach, starts playing around to make him jealous. Her roommate, Doris Marlowe, is a naive girl who falls madly in love with Tom, a sophisticated playboy who leads Doris on until he tires of her. At this point Doris pleads with Tom to love her, but he refuses. Betty, afraid for Doris' welfare, tries to save her from Tom by falsely attracting him to herself. Doris, crestfallen, leaves them and accidentally tumbles into an elevator shaft and dies. Harvey is furiously jealous and determines never to see Betty again until he learns the real reason for her actions with Tom; then he asks her to marry him.
- Released
- 1929-08-05
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Runtime
- 68 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- George Archainbaud, Norman Houston
- TMDB rating
- 10.0/10 from 1 votes
Cast
- Ruth Taylor as Betty Forrester
- William Collier Jr. as Tom Marion
- Jobyna Ralston as Doris Marlowe
- John Holland as Coach Harvey Porter
- Adda Gleason as Mrs. Ethel Forrester
- Gretchen Hartman as Mrs. Marlowe
- Frances Lyons as Edna
- Eddie Clayton as Ted
- Maurice Murphy as Jimmy Doolittle
- Billy Taft as Boy with ukelele
- Edward Peil Jr. as Slim