"Get a choice seat on the fifty yard line for the greatest football game ever put on the screen." 25 September 1927 Drama 62 mins
College football player Jack Hamill finds his reputation on the line when he pays an innocent visit to a woman whose husband kills himself.
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Richard Barthelmess as Jack Hamill
Barbara Kent as Cecily Graves
Dorothy Revier as Mrs. Eunice Hathaway
Eugene Strong as Brad Hathaway
Alberta Vaughn as Molly
James Bradbury Jr. as Bones
Brooks Benedict as Ed Pemberton
Hedda Hopper as Mrs. Hamill
Mayme Kelso as Mrs. Graves
George C. Pearce as The Dean
Bill Elliott as Aggressive Student at Dance
Al Hill as Jack's Buddy at Dance
John Wayne as Football Player / Extra in Stands
Millard Webb Director
Alvin Knechtel Director of Photography
Arthur Edeson Director of Photography
Katharine Brush Novel
Winifred Dunn Writer
United States 25 September 1927
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