This 1930s short film, narrated by 1930s USC and UCLA football announcer Ken Carpenter, gives audiences a brief look at defensive formations and offensive plays. The film opens with a few scenes of football, including a punt, a reserve play, and players huddling on the field. The film shows a five-man line for a defensive formation (01:03), then it shows a 6-2-2-1 defense. A defensive end rushes in and tackles the ball carrier. A safety plays too close to the line of scrimmage and misses the tackle (01:51). A punter catches the snap and punts the ball. A linebacker gives the defensive call to his teammates before the offense comes to the line of scrimmage (02:25). Slow motion footage shows a defensive end moving past blockers and making a tackle on a running back. The film uses more slow motion to show the protection for a punter (03:16). A large defensive player breaks through the protection and blocks the punt. The film shows a punt returner catching the punt. A quarterback with a clean pocket throws a pass over the middle (04:04). The offense runs a trick play, pitching it to a running back or a full back, who throws a deep pass to a wide receiver for the touchdown (04:34). The film then shows a kickoff and uses slow motion to clearly show the returner cutting and dodging tacklers. The film shows a number of offensive plays, including a forward reverse play—replaying it in slow motion (05:35), a fumbled handoff, and a ball carrier tossing a backward lateral. The offense runs the “mousetrap” play (07:42), where the ball carrier breaks through the line and picks up yardage. The film concludes with a touchdown-scoring play, the “flying trapeze,” which involves a pitch, two reverses, and a lateral leading up to the deep pass for the score.

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