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Director
  
Edward F. Cline

Cinematography
  
Arthur L. Todd

Language
  
English

4.4/10
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Genre
  
Drama, Romance, Sport

Duration
  

Country
  
United States

The Forward Pass movie poster
Writer
  
Howard Emmett Rogers
,
Harvey Gates

Release date
  
November 10, 1929 (1929-11-10)

Cast
  
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
,
Loretta Young
,
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

Genres
  
Drama, Musical, Black-and-white, Musical Drama

Similar movies
  
Brown of Harvard (1926), The Drop Kick (1927), Girls Demand Excitement (1931), Cheer Up and Smile, Hangmans House (1928)

1906 football newsreel a tribute to the forward pass


The Forward Pass is a 1929 American Pre-Code football drama musical film directed by Edward F. Cline, starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr.and Loretta Young. John Wayne was an uncredited extra in the film. The film is believed to be lost.

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Plot

Tired of being hit and hurt, football star Marty Reid decides to quit Sanford College's team. His buddy Honey Smith understands, but teammate Ed Kirby is so angry, he calls Reid a coward.

Reid schemes to have campus coed Pat Carlyle make a play for Reid, coaxing him to return to the field of play. Reid does, but fumbles when he discovers he's been tricked, then gets into a fistfight with Kirby in the locker room. Convinced now his rival isn't yellow, Kirby invites Reid to go back to the field and win the big game.

Cast

  • 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
  • John Wayne as Extra (uncredited)

    • Soundtrack

  • "Hello, Baby"' or H'lo Baby
    • Music and lyrics by Herb Magidson, Ned Washington, Michael H. Cleary.
  • "One Minute Of Heaven"
    • Music and lyrics by Herb Magidson, Ned Washington, Michael H. Cleary.
  • "I Gotta Have You"
    • Music and lyrics by Herb Magidson, Ned Washington, Michael H. Cleary.
  • "Huddlin'
    • Music and lyrics by Herb Magidson, Ned Washington, Michael H. Cleary.

    References

    The Forward Pass Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA

    The Forward Pass IMDb The Forward Pass themoviedb.org