The College Coquette

The College Coquette

68 mins | Drama, Romance | Aug. 5, 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.

The College Coquette

68 mins | Drama, Romance | Aug. 5, 1929

The College Coquette
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.
Producers Columbia Pictures
Original title The College Coquette
Directors Eugene De Rue, George Archainbaud
Writers Norman Houston, Ralph Graves

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

Edward Peil Jr.

as Slim

Eddie Clayton

as Ted

Maurice Murphy

as Jimmy Doolittle

Billy Taft

as Boy with ukelele