THE DROP KICK

Also Known As: Glitter (UK)

DIRECTED BY MILLARD WEBB
FIRST NATIONAL PICTURES/WARNER BROS

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Information from IMDb

Plot Summary
Jack Hamill, a College football player,
pays an innocent visit to a woman
whose husband kills himself,
and finds his reputation on the line
By ethanedwards

Full Cast
Richard Barthelmess ... Jack Hamill
Barbara Kent ... Cecily Graves
Dorothy Revier ... Mrs. Eunice Hathaway
Eugene Strong ... Brad Hathaway
Alberta Vaughn ... Molly
James Bradbury Jr. ... Bones (as James Bradbury)
Brooks Benedict ... Ed Pemberton
Hedda Hopper ... Mrs. Hamill
Mayme Kelso ... Mrs. Graves
George C. Pearce ... The Dean
Bill Elliott ... Aggressive Student at Dance (uncredited)
Al Hill ... Jack's Buddy at Dance (uncredited)
Duke Morrison ... Football Player / Extra in Stands (uncredited)

Writing Credits
Katharine Brush (story)
Winifred Dunn (writer)

Cinematography
Arthur Edeson
Alvin Knechtel

Trivia
Unknown

Filming Locations
Unknown

The Drop Kick (also known as Glitter in the UK) was a 1927 silent film
directed by Millard Webb written by Katherine Brush
about a college football player (Richard Barthelmess)
who finds his reputation on the line when he pays an innocent visit
to a woman whose husband kills himself.
It was one of the early films of John Wayne who was only aged 20 in the film.
He too played a college footballer.

In this silent film, Richard Barthelmess was the star.
This movie also had a football setting.

Young Duke Morrison was really on the swing gang
of glorified furniture removers,
when he was selected as one of 10 college players,
during a nationwide film test.

Richard Barthelmess, was also in Central Airport,
which Duke appeared in,
but is better known to us, as Bronco Kid Farrow
in The Spoilers

This film co-starred Alberta Vaughan
who later was to star with Duke,
as Sandy Rogers, in the Lone Star Western
Randy Rides Alone

User Review
The 20 Year Old John Wayne
2 September 2003 | by Single-Black-Male (London, England)

All of these early silent films that John Wayne appeared in equipped him
with the stamina and skills that he would apply in his later films.
In this film, he trained as an American football player which put him
in good stead as a coach in 'Trouble Along the Way' 24 years later.

Hi Keith

Screen capture of what I think is JW in Drop kick

Hi Keith

Screen capture of what I think is JW in Drop kick

Hello, Elly

That isn't John Wayne.

Wayne is visible in another grandstand scene which is shown only once in the entire film. If you blink you might miss it. The sequence lasts for about 4.5 seconds.

In the 'uncredited' section (near the bottom) of my online filmography you'll find an animated graphic showing Wayne's sequence.

RR,

Wow, he's as clear as day in that little sequence! Thanks so much for sharing that with us.

If I haven't said it before, let me say it now - your web site is quite impressive!

Chester :newyear:

Hello, Elly

That isn't John Wayne.

Wayne is visible in another grandstand scene which is shown only once in the entire film. If you blink you might miss it. The sequence lasts for about 4.5 seconds.

In the 'uncredited' section (near the bottom) of my online filmography you'll find an animated graphic showing Wayne's sequence.

RR Thank you so much my old eyes are not what they used to be which is why I said I think it was JW. Obvious now that it is pointed out to me of course LOL

Here is the capture as you have it on your website.

Just got two more of the DeAgostini Classic John Wayne Collection DVD's and issue 91 is The Drop Kick. Never seen it before. The book that comes with it about the film mentions that Duke is one of the players, but can't be recognised and is also in the the crowd scene around the 60-minute mark just before and after TAKE HIM OUT appears on the screen.

Bob

Just got two more of the DeAgostini Classic John Wayne Collection DVD's and issue 91 is The Drop Kick. Never seen it before. The book that comes with it about the film mentions that Duke is one of the players, but can't be recognised and is also in the the crowd scene around the 60-minute mark just before and after TAKE HIM OUT appears on the screen.

Bob

Thanks Bob

RoughRider now has a short clip of the sequences you quoted on his website

http://www.vanc.igs.net/~roughley/john_wayne_dvd_filmography.html

JW is in a 4-second clip in this film. He's at far right.

Jim,
thanks for these,
you will notice that the screenshot
was posted before,
but thanks for the poster shot