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The Hero of the Gridiron
(1915) United States of America
B&W : Split-reel
Directed by (unknown)

Cast: Charles S. Brickley (Charley Brickley) [himself, a football player]

Powers Picture Plays production; distributed by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated. / Released 7 October 1915; in a split-reel with The Acrobat’s Dream (1915). / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Documentary: Sports.

Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? This film shows Charles E. Brickley, the famous Harvard football captain and star, illustrating how the great college game should be played. He initiates a beginner into the mysteries of falling on the ball; shows how a lineman should conduct himself on offense and defense; illustrates side and straight tackling straight and handspring blocking; interfering, drop kicking with a close-up of his famous self-patented square toe; place kicking; correct method of holding the ball on place kick; forward passing; the kick off; punting; position of the hand in forward passing; catching and fixing ball so it can’t be punched out of the crook of the arm; dodging, side-stepping and straight-arming and passing from the center for a kick or a run.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Sports: Football

Listing updated: 23 October 2022.

References: Tarbox-Lost p. 237 : Website-IMDb.

 
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