The Dropkick
The Dropkick ★★★ 1927
Erstwhile D.W. Griffith leading man Bar-thelmess 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. 62m/B VHS . Richard Barthelmess, Barbara Kent, Dorothy Revi-er, Eugene Strong, Alberta Vaughn, Brooks Benedict, Hedda Hopper; Cameos: John Wayne; D: Millard Webb; W: Winifred Dunn.
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