The Drop Kick
| The Drop Kick | |
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| File:The Drop Kick FilmPoster.jpeg | |
| Directed by | Millard Webb |
| Written by | Winifred Dunn (scenario) |
| Produced by | Richard A. Rowland Ray Rockett |
| Starring | Richard Barthelmess Barbara Kent |
| Cinematography | Arthur Edeson Alvin Knechtel |
| Distributed by | First National Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 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. A mute silent print was transferred onto 16mm film by Associated Artists Productions in the 1950s and in 1960s by United Artists Television. Prints of the film are preserved at the Library of Congress and the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research, Madison.[1][2][3][4]
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 (1927)
- ^ 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(<-book title) by The American Film Institute, c.1978
- ^ The Drop Kick at silentera.com
External links
- 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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