The Forward Pass

The first football romance ever Vitaphoned.

The Forward Pass — Plot

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.

• Release date
• November 10, 1929
• Runtime
• 78 min
• Genres
• Drama, Romance
• Director
• Edward F. Cline

The Forward Pass — Cast

Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Marty Reid Loretta Young Patricia Carlyle Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams Honey Smith Marion Byron Mazie Phyllis Crane Dot

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Bert Rome Coach Wilson Lane Chandler Assistant Coach Kane Allan Lane Ed Kirby