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College life in the Roaring Twenties with the "It" Girl
I checked out "The Plastic Age" because it is, to my limited knowledge, the earliest film in which Clark Gable can be seen currently available on video. Actually, this is an above-average example of the college co-ed films that became the rage after the success of Harold Lloyd's "The Freshman" in 1925. Based on Percy Mark's novel of college life, this 1925 silent film directed by Wesley Ruggles looks at those wacky college kids with their campus traditions, from hazing and other hijinks to parties and dramatic sporting events. Hugh Carver (Donald Keith) is a Freshman track star at Prescott College, who gets along with his roommate, Carl Peters (Gilbert Roland), until they both fall for Cynthia Day (Clara Bow). The boys even come to blows over Cynthia at a speakeasy. The "It" Girl cares for them both, but chooses Carl because she wants to live life in the fast lane as a flapper and does not want to ruin Hugh's life. Then the trio are Seniors in college, with the boys trying out for the starting quarterback position on the football team. Hugh wins the job, but Carl deliberately sprains Hugh's ankle, which has serious repercussions for the big game. Meanwhile, Cynthia is ready to settle down. "The Plastic Age," despite its gaudy title, is a decent little campus romance film. Clark Gable has a bit part in the locker room sequence, sitting on a table talking to Keith and Roland, so look quick (I do not think he pops up any other place in the film, but, I could be wrong). One of the other nice things about this videotape is that the organ score was specifically composed for this videotape, so that it actually goes well with what is happening on screen.