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Hugh Carver (Donald Keith) is a football star at the fictional Prescott College. However, his athletic performance declines as he becomes distracted by a LoveTriangle, in which he competes with Carl Peters (Gilbert Roland) for the affections of the Cynthia Day (Bow), a popular girl from the "fast crowd."

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Hugh Carver (Donald Keith) is a football star at the fictional Prescott College. However, his athletic performance declines as he becomes distracted by a LoveTriangle, in which he competes with Carl Peters (Gilbert Roland) for the affections of the Cynthia Day (Bow), a popular girl from the "fast crowd."
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* BigGame: The movie climaxes with a football game, in which Hugh redeems himself.

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* BigGame: The movie climaxes with a football game, in which Hugh redeems himself.announced with an intertitle that reads, "The day of the big game!"
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* BigGame: The movie climaxes with a football game.

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* BigGame: The movie climaxes with a football game.game, in which Hugh redeems himself.
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* BigGame: The movie climaxes with a football game.
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* BarBrawl: Hugh and Carl get into one at a speakeasy, but it's interrupted by the cops raiding the place.
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* HollywoodDarkness: As in many other silent films, nighttime scenes were obviously filmed in the day with a blue filter.

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* HollywoodDarkness: As in many other silent films, nighttime scenes were obviously filmed in the day with a blue filter.and tinted blue.
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Hugh Carver (Donald Keith) is a football star at the fictional Prescott College. However, his athletic performance declines as he becomes distracted by a LoveTriangle, in which he competes with Carl Peters (Gilbert Roland) for the affections of the popular Cynthia Day (Bow).

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Hugh Carver (Donald Keith) is a football star at the fictional Prescott College. However, his athletic performance declines as he becomes distracted by a LoveTriangle, in which he competes with Carl Peters (Gilbert Roland) for the affections of the popular Cynthia Day (Bow).
(Bow), a popular girl from the "fast crowd."
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If you're wondering about the title, it refers to the age of youth. They mean "plastic" in the old sense of "malleable" or "formative."
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* HollywoodDarkness: As in many other silent films, nighttime scenes were obviously filmed in the day with a blue filter.
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* {{Dedication}}: "Dedicated to the Youth of the World – whether in cloistered college halls, or in the greater University of Life."
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* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: Cynthia. It's sort of what being a flapper amounts to if you really think about it.
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* TheFlapper: Cynthia, naturally. Also, just about every other female student in the film.

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* TheFlapper: Cynthia, naturally. Also, just about every other female student in the film.at Prescott College.
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The movie that made Creator/ClaraBow a star.

Hugh Carver (Donald Keith) is a football star at the fictional Prescott College. However, his athletic performance declines as he becomes distracted by a LoveTriangle, in which he competes with Carl Peters (Gilbert Roland) for the affections of the popular Cynthia Day (Bow).
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!!This film has the examples of:

* BreakHisHeartToSaveHim: Cynthia dumps Hugh to stop him from being distracted from school and sports.
* TheFilmOfTheBook: Based on the novel of the same name by Brown University professor Percy Marks.
* TheFlapper: Cynthia, naturally. Also, just about every other female student in the film.
* ThereAreTwoKindsOfPeopleInTheWorld: An intertitle informs us that, "There are two kinds of girls at every dance – those who prefer to dance – and those who prefer not to."

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