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The Draw-Back

The Draw-Back

Norman Taurog

1927

  • Comedy
7.2

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.

Cast & crew

  • Norman TaurogDirector
  • Johnny ArthurHorace Hayseed
  • Kathryn McGuire
  • Wallace LupinoCollege Football Captain
  • John WayneOpposing Football Player
  • Al ThompsonCollege President

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