The College Coquette

1h 8min

Drama

Romance

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.

Cast

Ruth Taylor

Ruth Taylor

Betty Forrester
Jobyna Ralston

Jobyna Ralston

Doris Marlowe
John Holland

John Holland

Coach Harvey Porter
Adda Gleason

Adda Gleason

Mrs. Ethel Forrester
Gretchen Hartman

Gretchen Hartman

Mrs. Marlowe
Maurice Murphy

Maurice Murphy

Jimmy Doolittle
Billy Taft

Billy Taft

Boy with ukelele

Release date

5th Aug 1929

Status

Released

Spoken languages

No Language