King of the Ice Rink (1936)
"King of Hockey" (original title)

Gamblers try to pressure a hockey player into throwing a game.

Director:

Noel M. Smith

Writer:

George Bricker

Stars:

Dick Purcell, Anne Nagel, Marie Wilson

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dick Purcell	...	Gabby Dugan
Anne Nagel	...	Kathleen O'Rourke
Marie Wilson	...	Elsie
Wayne Morris	...	Bill 'Jumbo' Mullins
George E. Stone	...	Nick Torga
Joseph Crehan	...	Mike Trotter
Ann Gillis	...	Peggy 'Princess' O'Rourke (as Ann Gilles)
Gordon Hart	...	Dr. Vernon Noble
Dora Clement	...	Mrs. O'Rourke
Guy Usher	...	Mr. O'Rourke
Garry Owen	...	Jitters McCarthy, the Referee
Max Hoffman Jr.	...	Torchy Myers
George Beranger	...	Evans, Kathleen's Chauffeur (as Andre Beranger)
Frank Faylen	...	Swede, Nick's Associate
Frank Bruno	...	Loogan, Nick's Associate

Storyline

Gamblers try to pressure a hockey player into throwing a game.

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Plot Keywords:

operation | ice skating | gambling | false accusation | gangster | 

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Genres:

Drama | Sport

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 December 1936 (USA)

Also Known As:

King of the Ice Rink

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros

Technical Specs

Runtime:

55 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Hockey players from the University of Southern California and Loyola University were used in the movie.

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Connections

Featured in Sports on the Silver Screen (1997)

User Reviews

Goalie Krowns King, Blinding Him Before Big Match

Dave Hodge, host of Hockey Night In Canada introduced King Of Hockey in serialized fashion during intermissions back in the 1970s. Many of we Canadian kids who watched never forgot. Synopsis: A hotshot ice hockey player named Gabby Dugan gets involved with the wrong crowd and his goaltender friend thinks our hero has sold out to the mob.

A scuffle breaks out and the goalie bops our hero over the melon with the modified cricket bat we hockey fans call a "goalstick." Everyone knows that high-scoring forwards and stingy goalies are always at odds and alternately admire and despise one another. This story seems to bank on that conflict.

The final game comes and Gabby has to play. Is he up to the task without vision? Does a team with the audacity to call themselves "The Violets" deserve any chance at the hallowed Stanley Cup?

This movie no doubt inspired many big Hollywood movies in years to come, including probably the 2003 flick, "Daredevil."

It should be distributed on DVD. If not, we may as well all be Gabby Dugans, because we'll probably never see this beauty again. I'll have to join Dave Hodge and toss my pen away in disgust and that wouldn't be pretty.