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13 October 1931 (USA) morePlot:
Story of two friends who play football, one of whom is a self-centered quarterback who thinks he's the only man on the team. | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Well-intentioned film doesn't hold up well moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Lew Ayres | ... | Bucky O'Brien | |
| Sally Blane | ... | Peggy | |
| William Bakewell | ... | Jim Stewart | |
| Andy Devine | ... | Truck McCall | |
| Harry Barris | ... | Wasp | |
| J. Farrell MacDonald | ... | Coach | |
| Frank Carideo | ... | Himself | |
| Don Miller | ... | The Four Horsemen | |
| Elmer Layden | ... | The Four Horsemen | |
| Jim Crowley | ... | The Four Horsemen | |
| Harry Stuhldreher | ... | The Four Horsemen | |
| Nat Pendleton | ... | Assistant Coach | |
| Adam Walsh | ... | Himself | |
| Bucky O'Connor | ... | Himself | |
| John Law | ... | Himself |
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Released a few months after the death of legendary Notre Dame football coach Knute Rockne, this well-intentioned film was dedicated to his memory. While J. Farrell MacDonald is right on target as the sympathetic but tough coach, the other actors and the thin story line seem corny and cliché to today's audience. Andy Devine has some good comedy relief scenes with a touch of genuine pathos as a bench warmer who is the butt of the team's practical jokes. But things go over the top when he is critically ill and delirious in the hospital, listening to the big game on the radio. When Notre Dame scores a winning touchdown and Andy reacts, the doctor hovering near by shouts, `By God, he's going to pull through!' Also starring Lew Ayres and William Bakewell, both much too thin to be football players! Screened at Cinefest in Syracuse New York March, 2004.