Maybe It's Love (1930)
A very young Joan Bennett tops the cast as Nan Sheffield, the daughter of a college president. The nominal leading man is Tommy Nelson, the black-sheep son of a wealthy alumnus. Though Nelson is an ace football player, President Sheffield refuses to enroll the boy because of his bad reputation, whereupon Tommy's father withdraws his financial backing and bars his son from ever setting foot on Sheffield's campus. Falling in love with Nan, Tommy signs up with the college under an assumed name, giving up his wastrel ways to lead the football team to victory. Joe E. Brown steals the show as Speed Hanson, a goofy gridiron star who emits a loud and long yell whenever scoring a touchdown (this was, in fact, the first film in which Brown's famous "Yeeeeowww" was heard -- but certainly not the last).
Director:
William A. Wellman
Writer:
Joseph Jackson
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Joan Bennett as Nan |
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Joe E. Brown as Yates |
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James Hall as Tommy |
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Laura Lee as Betty |
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Sumner Getchell as Whiskers |
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George Irving as College President Sheffield |
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George Bickel as Trustee |
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Russ Saunders as Russ Saunders of Southern California |
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Tim Moynihan as Tim Moynihan of Notre Dame |
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Bill Banker as Bill Banker of Tulane University |
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Howard Harpster as Howard Harpster of Carnegie Tech |
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Ray Montgomery as Ray Montgomery of Univ. of Pittsburgh |
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Otto Pommerening as Otto Pommerening of Michigan |
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Red Sleight as Red Sleight of Purdue |
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Kenneth Haycraft as Kenneth Haycraft of Minnesota |
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George Gibson as George Gibson of Minnesota |
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Paul Scull as Paul Scull of Pennsylvania |
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Wear Schoonover as Wear Schoonover of Univ. of Arkansas |
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Howard Jones as Coach Bob Brown of Univ. of Southern Cal. |
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Anders Randolf as Mr. Nelson |
| Sound | Bernard B. Brown | Sound |
| Editing | Edward M. McDermott | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Perc Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | George Ade | Writer |
| Crew | Robert Kurrle | Cinematography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Earl Luick | Costume Design |
| Directing | William A. Wellman | Director |
| Writing | Joseph Jackson | Screenplay |
| Writing | Darryl F. Zanuck | Story |
| Writing | Joseph Jackson | Dialogue |
| Writing | Sidney D. Mitchell | Lyricist |
| Sound | Archie Gottler | Songs |
| Sound | George W. Meyer | Songs |
