''The Forward Pass'' is a 1929 American

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football drama musical film directed by Edward F. Cline, starring

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and

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. John Wayne was an uncredited

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in the film. The film is believed to be lost.''The Forward Pass'' details
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Plot

Tired of being hit and hurt, football star Marty Reid decides to quit Sanford College's team. His buddy Honey Smith understands, but teammate Ed Kirby is so angry, he calls Reid a coward. Reid schemes to have campus coed Pat Carlyle make a play for Reid, coaxing him to return to the field of play. Reid does, but fumbles when he discovers he has been tricked, then gets into a fistfight with Kirby in the locker room. Convinced now that his rival is not a coward, Kirby invites Reid to go back to the field and win the big game.

Cast

* Douglas Fairbanks Jr. as Marty Reid *

as Patricia Carlyle *

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as Honey Smith *

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as Mazie * Phyllis Crane as Dot * Bert Rome as Coach Wilson *

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as Assistant Coach Kane *

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as Ed Kirby * John Wayne as Extra (uncredited)

Soundtrack

* "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.

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