The Forward Pass
The first football romance ever Vitaphoned.
1929 | 0m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | Edward F. Cline |
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| Writer: | Howard Emmett Rogers, Harvey Gates |
| Staring: |
| Marty Reid, the star quarterback at Sanford College, is constantly singled out by the opposition for punishment, and he swears to his pal, Honey Smith, and to Coach Wilson that he will quit the game forever. Ed Kirby, who dislikes Reid, calls him yellow, and Wilson gets Patricia Carlyle, the college vamp, to induce Reid to play. At a sorority dance, where only football players can cut in, Kirby persecutes Reid by dancing with Pat, and as a result Reid does apply to play in the game. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 10, 1929 |
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| Director: | Edward F. Cline |
| Writer: | Howard Emmett Rogers, Harvey Gates |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | american football, lost film |
| Production Companies | First National Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: May 07, 2024 (Update) Entered: May 04, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Douglas Fairbanks Jr. | Marty Reid |
| Loretta Young | Patricia Carlyle |
| Guinn "Big Boy" Williams | Honey Smith |
| Marion Byron | Mazie |
| Phyllis Crane | Dot |
| Bert Rome | Coach Wilson |
| Lane Chandler | Assistant Coach Kane |
| Allan Lane | Ed Kirby |
| Floyd Shackelford | Trainer |
| Name | Job |
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| Edward F. Cline | Director |
| Howard Emmett Rogers | Writer |
| Harvey Gates | Story |
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