The Dropkick Movie Review 1927

Erstwhile D.W. Griffith leading man Barthelmess stars in this pigskin whodunnit: a coach's suicide looks like murder, and the prime suspect is the team's most valuable player. Cast includes ten bona fide university football players and Hedda "nobody's interested in sweetness and light" Hopper, while The Duke makes cameo. Webb later went on to direct a musical with Eddie Cantor and Rudy Vallee ("Glorifying the American Girl"). Silent. Based on the story "Glitter" by Katherine Brush.

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Available on VHS
Running time 62 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Mystery & Suspense, Football, Silent Films, Adapted from a Story

Screenplay

Winifred Dunn

Cast

Richard Barthelmess, Barbara Kent, Dorothy Revier, Eugene Strong, Alberta Vaughn, Brooks Benedict, Hedda Hopper

Director

Millard Webb

Other

John Wayne

Producer

First National