The Drop Kick
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| The Drop Kick | |
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| Directed by | Millard Webb |
| Produced by | Richard A. Rowland Ray Rockett |
| Written by | Winifred Dunn (scenario) |
| Starring | Richard Barthelmess Barbara Kent |
| Cinematography | Arthur Edeson Alvin Knechtel |
| Distributed by | First National Pictures |
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62 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent film |
The Drop Kick (also known as Glitter in the UK) is a 1927 silent film directed by Millard Webb written by Katherine Brush about a college football player (Richard Barthelmess) who finds his reputation on the line when he pays an innocent visit to a woman whose husband kills himself. It was one of the early films of John Wayne who was only aged 20 in the film. He too played a college footballer.[1] [2] [3]
Cast
- Richard Barthelmess as Jack Hamill
- Barbara Kent as Cecily Graves
- Dorothy Revier as Mrs. Hathaway
- Eugene Strong as Brad Hathaway
- Alberta Vaughn as Molly
- Brooks Benedict as Ed Pemberton
- Hedda Hopper as Mrs. Hamill
- Mayme Kelso as Mrs. Graves
- George C. Pearce as The Dean
- John Wayne as USC Football Player
References
- ↑ The Drop Kick at silentera.com
- ↑ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
- ↑ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artist Collection at The Library of Congress by The American Film Institute, c.1978
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). The Drop Kick at IMDb
- The Drop Kick at AllMovie
- alternate poster for the film
- still portrait Richard Barthelmess, Hedda Hopper
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