The Forward Pass

The Forward Pass

Drama, Romance | Jan. 2, 1929

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.

The Forward Pass

Drama, Romance | Jan. 2, 1929

The Forward Pass
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.
IMDb rating 5.1
Producers First National Pictures
Original title The Forward Pass
Directors Edward F. Cline
Writers Harvey Gates, Howard Emmett Rogers

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

Floyd Shackelford

as Trainer