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The Forward Pass (1929)

NR ★ 9.0/10 78 min Drama, Romance United States English
Streaming: Not available
The first football romance ever Vitaphoned.

Description

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.

Top 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 Coach Wilson
Lane Chandler
Lane Chandler Assistant Coach Kane
Allan Lane
Allan Lane Ed Kirby

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