The Maid of McMillan - first student film ever made

The first student film ever made was created in 1916 by students at Washington University. The Thyrsus Drama Club at Washington University created the film for the “Univee Surkuss.” The film centers on the budding romance of campus jock, Jack Tower, and the titular maid of the McMillan women’s dormitory, Myrtle Maroon, as they face young adulthood’s biggest moments: the big track meet, graduation, marriage, and an encounter with rogue highwaymen!

More info:

• One of the nation’s earliest student films gets new life
• Washington University Library website
• Full film
• TMDB page for the film
• The Maid of McMillan on Archive.org

• Film