The Drop Kick (1927)
Genres: Drama, Silent
Cast: Richard Barthelmess, Barbara Kent
The Drop Kick is a 1927 silent film directed by Millard Webb written by Katherine Brush about a college football player. It was one of the early films of John Wayne who was only aged 20 in the film. He too played a college footballer. A mute silent print was transferred onto 16mm film by Associated Artists Productions in the 1950s and in 1960s by United Artists Television. Prints of the film are preserved at the Library of Congress and the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research, Madison.