Red Lips

Red Lips

A RED-HOT COLLEGE ROMANCE WITH FUN, PEP, YOUTH AFLAME

1928 · 70 min · ★ 8.0 · Comedy, Drama, Romance

Clean-cut Hugh Carver, a promising freshman, arrives at Sanford College with lofty ideals. His focus on academics and sports is quickly derailed when he falls for popular flapper Cynthia Day and her modern, carefree attitude plus—as the title suggests—her bold red lips. As Hugh is drawn into a world of jazz, late-night parties, and "petting" sessions, his grades suffer. As he struggles to balance the temptations of the era’s rebellious youth culture with his personal integrity and athletic ambitions Hugh must decide if his romance with Cynthia is worth the potential ruin of his future.

Directed by Melville W. Brown · Written by James T. O'Donohoe

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Cast

Marian Nixon Cynthia Day
Charles 'Buddy' Rogers Hugh Carver / Buddy
Stanley Taylor Stewart Freeman / Carl Peters
Hayden Stevenson 'Pop' Moultin
Andy Devine A Sophmore / Professor Fountain
Robert Seiter Roache
Hugh Trevor 'Spike' Blair / Norris Parker
Earl McCarthy An Upper Classmate

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