The Olympic Hero

The Olympic Hero
The Olympic Hero
Directed by	Roy William Neill
Written by	Ronald De Gastro; Walter Weems;
Starring	Charles Paddock; Julanne Johnston; Crauford Kent;
Cinematography	Faxon M. Dean
Edited by	Henry Weber
Production; company	James P. Lyons
Distributed by	Supreme Pictures
Release date	June 15, 1928;
Country	United States
Languages	Silent; English intertitles;

The Olympic Hero is a 1928 American silent comedy sports film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Charles Paddock, Julanne Johnston and Crauford Kent. It incorporated some real footage from the 1924 Olympic Games.^[1]

Cast

Charles Paddock as Charlie Patterson
Julanne Johnston as Mary Brown
Donald Stuart as Assistant Coach
Harvey Clark as Coach Regan
Crauford Kent as Man-About-Town
Jack Selwyn as Harold Fellows
Emile Chautard as Grandpa Brown
R.O. Pennell as Professor
Aileen Manning as Physical Instructress
Bob Maxwell as Balfor Champ
Raoul Paoli as French Champ

References

^ Umphlett p.173

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

The Olympic Hero at IMDb

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[1] Umphlett p.173

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1930s	Just Like Heaven (1930) The Melody Man (1930) Fifty Fathoms Deep (1931) The Menace (1932) That's My Boy (1932) Above the Clouds (1933) The Circus Queen Murder (1933) Fury of the Jungle (1933) The Ninth Guest (1934) Black Moon (1934) I'll Fix It (1934) Jealousy (1934) Eight Bells (1935) The Black Room (1935) Gypsy (1937) Doctor Syn (1937) The Viper (1938) Simply Terrific (1938) Thank Evans (1938) Many Tanks Mr. Atkins (1938) Everything Happens to Me (1938) A Gentleman's Gentleman (1939) Murder Will Out (1939)
1940s	His Brother's Keeper (1940) Hoots Mon! (1940) The Good Old Days (1940) Eyes of the Underworld (1942) Madame Spy (1942) Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1943) Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943) Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) Rhythm of the Islands (1943) Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943) The Spider Woman (1944) The Scarlet Claw (1944) The Pearl of Death (1944) Gypsy Wildcat (1944) Sherlock Holmes and the House of Fear (1945) The Woman in Green (1945) Pursuit to Algiers (1945) Terror by Night (1946) Dressed to Kill (1946) Black Angel (1946)