In September 1928, Warner Bros. Pictures purchased a majority interest
in First National Pictures and from that point on, all "First National" productions were actually made under Warner Bros. control, even though the two companies continued to retain separate identities until the mid-1930's, after which time "A Warner Bros.-First National Picture" was often used.
(1925). Stage Play: The Poor Nut. Comedy. Written by J.C. Nugent and Elliott Nugent. Directed by Howard Lindsay. Henry Miller's Theatre: 27 Apr 1925- May 1925 (closing date unknown/32 performances). Cast: Beach Cooke (as "Hub" Smith"), Joseph Dailey (as "Colonel" Small"), Margaret Fitch (as "Peggy"), Percy Helton (as "Magpie" Welch"), Cornelius Keefe (as "Walle" Pierce"), Wright Kramer (as "Professor Deming"), Norma Lee (as "Margerie Blake"), Joseph Loudon (as "Wisconsin Official"), Jean Mann (as "Betty"), Grant Mills (as "Spike" Hoyt"), Joseph Mitchell (as "A Freshman"), Elliott Nugent (as "John Miller"), Thomas Shearer (as "Doc" Spurney"), Florence Shirley (as "Julia Winters"), John Webster (as "Coach Jackson"). Produced by Patterson McNutt. Note: Produced by First National Pictures [controlled by Warner Bros.] Pictures Inc.] as Local Boy Makes Good (1931).
Co-star Edward Nugent is unrelated to Elliot and J.C. Nugent, who wrote the play ("The Poor Nut") on which this is based.
Vitaphone production reels #5018-5024 and #4897 (trailer).
It was one of the first "talkie", that words like "sexual problems, sex and libido" in particular if it was mentioned by a girl (Ruth Hall' character). That shows that most of girls were having sex.