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The Drop Kick
The Drop Kick (also known as Glitter in the UK) is a 1927 American silent film directed by Millard Webb, adapted from the novel Glitter (1925) by Katherine Brush, about a college football player (Richard Barthelmess). It was one of the early films of John Wayne who was only aged 20 in the film. He too played a college footballer.
Plot
A football player finds his head coach is suffering from a suicide.
More details
| author | Winifred Dunn |
|---|---|
| director | Millard Webb |
| keywords | head coach suffer |
| producer | Ray Rockett Richard A. Rowland |
| publisher | First National Pictures |
| theme | silent sports |