The Draw-Back

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1927 / 26min.

Rating4.5

Genres

Comedy

Synopsis

A dim witted, scrawny fellow from the country finds college full of bullies that trick him into various painful situations with the dean. His wife mistakes him for a prize athlete, and he's put on the football team. The big game includes unusual things like a mud hole on the field and a wasp nest substituting for the ball.

Directors

Actors

John Wayne

Johnny Arthur

Al Thompson

Kathryn McGuire

Wallace Lupino

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