John Held, Jr., created lively illustrations for MGM's 1929 musical "So This is College." His work, extremely popular in the 1920s, appeared on lobby cards, movie posters, and sheet music promoting the movie. Doesn't college look like the bee's knees!
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| John Held, Jr. "So This is College" Lobby Card, MGM, 1929 |
More lobby cards from the movie contain a border detail of Held's poster art:
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| http://www.jazzage1920s.com/cliffedwards/movies/moviememorabilia2.php |
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| http://www.jazzage1920s.com/cliffedwards/movies/moviememorabilia.php |
The movie posters:
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| John Held, Jr. "So This is College" Poster, MGM, 1929 |
Held drew at least two quartets for posters and sheet music.
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| John Held, Jr. "So This is College" Local Movie Poster, MGM, 1929 |
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| 1st Dibs
https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/wall-decorations/posters/so-this-college-original-us-movie-poster/id-f_9170341/
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| John Held, Jr. "So This is College" Sheet Music to "I Don't Want Your Kisses" Music by Martin Broones Lyrics by Fred Fisher MGM, 1929 |
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| The Jumping Frog |
In one scene from the movie, Stella Star sings and dances the original song "Campus Capers." Cliff Edwards accompanies her and demonstrates why he was known as "Ukulele Ike" in vaudeville. He was later to be the voice of Jiminy Cricket in Walt Disney's "Pinocchio," singing the classic "When You Wish Upon a Star."
"Campus Capers"
Music by Martin Broones
Lyrics by Charlotte Greenwood
Performed by Sally Starr and Cliff Edwards (a.k.a. "Ukulele Ike")
"So This is College" (MGM, 1929)
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| John Held, Jr. "So This is College" Lobby Card, MGM, 1929 |
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