Maybe It's Love
1930A 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).
Acted in
Joan Bennett
as Nan
Joe E. Brown
as Yates
James Hall
as Tommy
Laura Lee
as Betty
Sumner Getchell
as Whiskers
George Irving
as College President Sheffield
George Bickel
as Trustee
Russ Saunders
as Russ Saunders of Southern California
Tim Moynihan
as Tim Moynihan of Notre Dame
Bill Banker
as Bill Banker of Tulane University
Howard Harpster
as Howard Harpster of Carnegie Tech
Ray Montgomery
as Ray Montgomery of Univ. of Pittsburgh
Otto Pommerening
as Otto Pommerening of Michigan
Red Sleight
as Red Sleight of Purdue
Kenneth Haycraft
as Kenneth Haycraft of Minnesota
George Gibson
as George Gibson of Minnesota
Paul Scull
as Paul Scull of Pennsylvania
Wear Schoonover
as Wear Schoonover of Univ. of Arkansas
Howard Jones
as Coach Bob Brown of Univ. of Southern Cal.
Anders Randolf
as Mr. Nelson