The Forward Pass

The Forward Pass (1929)

9.0 78 min Movie
DramaRomance

The first football romance ever Vitaphoned.

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.

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Cast

Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Marty Reid
Loretta Young Loretta Young Patricia Carlyle
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams Honey Smith
Marion Byron Marion Byron Mazie
Phyllis Crane Phyllis Crane Dot
Bert Rome Bert Rome Coach Wilson
Lane Chandler Lane Chandler Assistant Coach Kane
Allan Lane Allan Lane Ed Kirby
Floyd Shackelford Floyd Shackelford Trainer

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