There are rare American features, spread through 85 years, which do have something to say, humorous or serious, about the university experience. Here is our list of the top 50.
50. "College," 1927
Buster Keaton's least successful feature still has a few superlative comic moments, as tiny frosh Buster tries his darnedest to make every muscle-bound varsity team. This comedy, interestingly, sets the stage for later campus movies equally suspicious of intellect, as bookish Buster is a turnoff to everyone, including his favorite girl, until he succeeds at sports.
