The Forward Pass

The Forward Pass (1929)

The first football romance ever Vitaphoned.

  • Genre: Drama, Romance
  • Release Date: 1929-11-10
  • Runtime: 1h 18min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: First National Pictures
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Edward F. Cline

Summary

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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  • Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

    as Marty Reid
  • Loretta Young

    as Patricia Carlyle
  • Guinn "Big Boy" Williams

    as Honey Smith
  • Marion Byron

    as Mazie
  • Phyllis Crane

    as Dot
  • Bert Rome

    as Coach Wilson
  • Lane Chandler

    as Assistant Coach Kane
  • Allan Lane

    as Ed Kirby
  • Floyd Shackelford

    as Trainer
Directing Edward F. Cline Director
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