The Forward Pass
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The Forward Pass, also known as To match tis doxis in Greece
, is a 1929 black-and-white
American football
musical film
directed by Edward F. Cline
, starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr and Loretta Young
. John Wayne
was an uncredited extra
in the film. The film is believed to be lost
.
Greece
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, is a 1929 black-and-white
Black-and-white
Black-and-white, often abbreviated B/W or B&W, is a term referring to a number of monochrome forms in visual arts.Black-and-white as a description is also something of a misnomer, for in addition to black and white, most of these media included varying shades of gray...
American football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
musical film
Musical film
The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, though in some cases they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate...
directed by Edward F. Cline
Edward F. Cline
Edward Francis Cline was a screenwriter, actor, writer and director. He was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin and died in Hollywood.-Career:...
, starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr and Loretta Young
Loretta Young
Loretta Young was an American actress. Starting as a child actress, she had a long and varied career in film from 1917 to 1953...
. John Wayne
John Wayne
Marion Mitchell Morrison , better known by his stage name John Wayne, was an American film actor, director and producer. He epitomized rugged masculinity and became an enduring American icon. He is famous for his distinctive calm voice, walk, and height...
was an uncredited extra
Extra (actor)
A background actor or extra is a performer in a film, television show, stage, musical, opera or ballet production, who appears in a nonspeaking, nonsinging or nondancing capacity, usually in the background...
in the film. The film is believed to be lost
Lost film
A lost film is a feature film or short film that is no longer known to exist in studio archives, private collections or public archives such as the Library of Congress, where at least one copy of all American films are deposited and catalogued for copyright reasons...
.
Cast
- Douglas Fairbanks Jr. - Marty Reid
- Loretta YoungLoretta YoungLoretta Young was an American actress. Starting as a child actress, she had a long and varied career in film from 1917 to 1953...
- Patricia Carlyle - Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams - Honey Smith
- Marion ByronMarion ByronMarion "Peanuts" Byron was a petite, plucky American movie comedienne.She was born in Dayton, Ohio. After following her sister into a short stage career as a singer/dancer, she was given her first movie role as Buster Keaton's leading lady in the film Steamboat Bill Jr. in 1928...
- Mazie - Phyllis CranePhyllis CranePhyllis Crane was a Canadian-born American film actress. She appeared in over 45 films between 1929 and 1937.Modern viewers will recognize Crane from her appearances in several early Three Stooges films such as Three Little Pigskins, Uncivil Warriors, and Pop Goes the Easel...
- Dot - Bert Rome - Coach Wilson
- Lane ChandlerLane ChandlerLane Chandler was an American actor specializing in Westerns.-Early life:He was born as Robert Chandler Oakes on a ranch near Culbertson, Montana, the son of a horse rancher. At an early age, the family relocated to Helena, Montana, where he graduated from high school...
- Assistant Coach Kane - Allan LaneAllan LaneAllan "Rocky" Lane was a studio leading man and the star of many cowboy B-movies in the 1940s and 1950s. He appeared in more than 125 films and TV shows in a career lasting from 1929 to 1966...
- Ed Kirby - Floyd Shackelford - Trainer
- John WayneJohn WayneMarion Mitchell Morrison , better known by his stage name John Wayne, was an American film actor, director and producer. He epitomized rugged masculinity and became an enduring American icon. He is famous for his distinctive calm voice, walk, and height...
- Extra (uncredited)
Soundtrack
Note: this list is incomplete'- "Hello, Baby" or H'lo Baby
- Music and lyrics by Herb Magidson, Ned Washington, Michael H. Cleary.
- "One Minute Of Heaven"
- Music and lyrics by Herb Magidson, Ned Washington, Michael H. Cleary.
- "I Gotta Have You"
- Music and lyrics by Herb Magidson, Ned Washington, Michael H. Cleary.
- "Huddlin'
- Music and lyrics by Herb Magidson, Ned Washington, Michael H. Cleary.
External links
- The Forward Pass at Answers.com
- http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/F/ForwardPass1929.html
- http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title.jsp?stid=75487