HOLD 'EM YALE
Starring Rod La Rocque and Jeannette Loff
PHOTOPLAY MAGAZINE
May 1928
What's the use of being critical when you've had your money's
worth of honest fun out of a picture? Rod La Rocque forgets his
tailor and has a grand time for himself as a South American jack
Gilbert who becomes a football star. Big Tom Kennedy, as a bone-headed
cop, and a monkey called "Firpo" contribute to the nonsense.
The girl? Jeannette Loff. See her in last month's Photoplay.
HOLD 'EM YALE
Starring Rod La Rocque and Jeannette Loff
MOTION PICTURE MAGAZINE
June 1928
Director E.H. Griffith breathed life into a stereotyped movie
yarn from the pen of Owen Davis. And in doing so has made a farce
so good that one easily forgives the triteness of the tale. It
is no simple matter to inject originality of treatment into a
story of the Yale freshman who wins the big game and the girl
despite broken ribs and other minor handicaps. But Director Griffith
has done so with a series of new situations and skillful manipulation
of the old ones. Rod La Rocque is the star portraying a youthful
caballero of the Argentine who earns his "Y" only after
losing his mustache and his consummate conceit. Rod betrays a
distinct flair for comedy and succeeds in maintaining his stellar
position in the picture despite the constant threatening of Tom
Kennedy to steal the honors in the role of a dumb "Dick."
There is a football game and a prize-ring sequence to add thrill
to the humor. And no small measure of credit must be given to
a diminutive monkey who heartily applauds itself after each clever
bit of business. A newcomer, Jeannette Loff, plays opposite La
Rocque. She is easy to look at and show promise in a role that
offers not too great opportunity.
For more information, see "Hold 'Em Yale" as our "Feature of the Month"