The Fair Co-Ed, also known as The Varsity Girl, is a 1927 American silent film comedy starring Marion Davies and released through MGM.
The film is based on a 1909 play/musical comedy The Fair Co-Ed by George Ade which starred a young Elsie Janis, and opened on Broadway on February 1, 1909.
[3] Marion Bright enrolls in college to pursue a handsome young man, Bob, only to discover that he is coach of the women's basketball team there.
The sound version of this film featured a theme song entitled "The Fair Co-Ed" which was composed by William Axt and David Mendoza.
In her 25th film, Marion Davies starred as a madcap college student with a yen for the basketball coach Johnny Mack Brown.