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The Draw-Back
(1927) United States of America
B&W : Two reels
Directed by Norman Taurog

Cast: Johnny Arthur [Horace Hayseed], Kathryn McGuire [the girl], Wallace Lupino [the college football captain], Al Thompson [the college president], Duke Morrison (John Wayne) [a football player on the white team bench; and an opposing player at the goal post face-to-face with Johnny]

Goodwill Comedies, Incorporated, production; distributed by Educational Film Exchanges, Incorporated [Tuxedo Comedies]. / Presented by E.W. Hammons. / Released 10 April 1927. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Silent film.

Comedy.

Survival status: Print exists.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 13 November 2024.

References: Film viewing : Website-IMDb.

Home video: DVD.