

The Drop Kick(1927)
Get a choice seat on the fifty yard line for the greatest football game ever put on the screen.
College football player Jack Hamill finds his reputation on the line when he pays an innocent visit to a woman whose husband kills himself.

Movie: The Drop Kick

The Drop Kick
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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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1927-09-25
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Get a choice seat on the fifty yard line for the greatest football game ever put on the screen.
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