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Coming hard on the heels of Keaton’s comic masterpiece, `The General’, this was a relaxing romp in both setting and approach after the exacting precision of the American Civil War comic-drama. It was very typical Keaton material and a fine comedy, but did not sustain the tone Buster had achieved in `The General’. Although Buster did not achieve the same in `College’, there is nothing to indicate that he attempted anything other than to provide a lot of fun for his fans – and that’s exactly what it proved to be. Those knowledgable of silent comedy may wish to compare it with Harold Lloyd’s earlier movie `The Freshman’. While both Keaton and Lloyd’s approach to college life bore considerable similarity in theme, the difference rested in their comic characters. Lloyd was the go-getting American boy who triumphed by that predestinatioin seemingly the right of all Horatio Alger heroes; the pawn of fate, Buster came through by virtue of a miracle! Had he realised that his professional independence was soon to end with the sale of the contract to MGM by Joe Schenk, he might not have been as happy-go-lucky, but when `College’ was released on 9 September, 1927, Buster was at the top of the heap with every intention of staying there.
