

The Forward Pass
1929
The first football romance ever Vitaphoned.
- Edward F. Cline
- 1h 18m
- November 10, 1929 · United States of America
Overview
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 10, 1929
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- First National Pictures
- Cast
- Phyllis Crane,Lane Chandler,Bert Rome,Marion Byron,Guinn "Big Boy" Williams,Douglas Fairbanks Jr.,Floyd Shackelford,Allan Lane,Loretta Young
- Director
- Edward F. Cline
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
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