Always Kickin'

Always Kickin' is a 19 minute sports-themed comedy film released in 1932. It was an E.W. Hammons production with Educational Pictures distributing. The film's actors included Jim Thorpe as himself in a supporting role as football coach. The leading actors were Eugene Pallette, Lucile Webster Gleason, Russell Gleason and Eddie [Dunn (actor)|Eddie Dunn]. It was directed by James Gleason. The story was by Charles W. Paddock.
According to IMDb, The two reel short is part of a trilogy of sports themed movies written by Paddock and released by Educational Films Corporation. The others were Off His Base guest starring baseball player Mike Donlin with a cameo from Jim Thorpe, and A Hockey Hick.