''The Cheer Leader'' is a 1928 American silent

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directed by

Alan James Alan James (March 23, 1890 – December 30, 1952) was an American film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 70 films between 1916 and 1943. He also wrote for more than 60 films between 1916 and 1951. He was born in Port Townsend ...

and starring

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Gertrude Olmstead Gertrude Olmstead (November 13, 1897 – January 18, 1975) was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 56 films between 1920 and 1929. Her last name was sometimes seen as Olmsted. Career Olmstead was born in Chicago, Illinois ...

, and Shirley Palmer.

Plot

Cast

as Jimmy Grant *

as Jean Howard * Shirley Palmer as Elizabeth Summers * Ralph Emerson as Alfred Crandall * Harold Goodwin as Richard Crosby * Donald Stuart as Percival Spivins *

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as Chuck Casey *

Harry Northrup Harry Northrup (born Henri Stabo Wallace Northrup; 31 July 1875 – 2 July 1936), was an American film actor of the silent film, silent era. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1911 and 1935. He was born in Paris and died in Los Angeles, ...

as John Crandall * Ruth Cherrington as Mrs. Crandall * James Leonard as James Grant Sr *

Lillian Langdon Lillian Langdon (November 25, 1860 – February 8, 1943) was an American film actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 80 films between 1912 and 1928. Born in Newark, New Jersey, Langdon was a descendant of Zebulon Pike, discov ...

as Mrs. Grant *

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as Chester Grant * Charles North as Dean Sherwood

Preservation

A print of ''The Cheer Leader'' is held by the

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.Library of Congress / FIAF American Silent Feature Film Survival Database: ''The Cheer Leader''
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References

Bibliography

* Wiley Lee Umphlett. ''The Movies Go to College: Hollywood and the World of the College-Life Film''. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 1984.

External links

* 1928 films 1928 drama films 1920s English-language films American silent feature films Silent American drama films Films directed by Alan James American black-and-white films Films set in universities and colleges Gotham Pictures films 1920s American films English-language drama films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub