CinemaOSMovie · 1929 · 1h 18m · NR

The Forward Pass

The first football romance ever Vitaphoned.

90%(1)IMDbDramaRomance

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.

Directed byEdward F. Cline

Status: Released
Runtime: 1h 18m
Language: EN
Released: November 10, 1929

Studios

First National Pictures

Featuring

Cast & crew

9 credited

Starring

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

Floyd Shackelford

Floyd Shackelford

Trainer

Creative team

Directed by: Edward F. Cline
Written by: Howard Emmett Rogers
Harvey Gates

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