The Drop Kick

The Drop Kick
1927 Insert Poster
Directed byMillard Webb
Written byWinifred Dunn (scenario)
Screenplay byDwinelle Benthall (titles)
Rufus McCosh (titles)
Based onGlitter
by Katherine Brush
Produced byRichard A. Rowland
Ray Rockett
StarringRichard Barthelmess
Barbara Kent
CinematographyArthur Edeson
Alvin Knechtel
Distributed byFirst National Pictures
Release date
  • September 25, 1927 (1927-09-25)
Running time
62 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)
The full film

The Drop Kick (also known as Glitter in the UK) is a 1927 silent film directed by Millard Webb, adapted from the novel Glitter (1925) by Katherine Brush, about a college football player (Richard Barthelmess). It was one of the early films of John Wayne who was only aged 20 in the film. He too played a college footballer.[1][2]

  1. ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
  2. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Drop Kick at silentera.com