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6.4/10   42 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Philip Wylie (novel)
James Mulhauser (adaptation) ...
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Release Date:
15 August 1938 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Kicking the pigskin for a skinful of laughs ! more
Plot:
A man returns to college and is talked into joining he football team and is a real joke on the team, until he is given a drug that gives him super strength. | add synopsis
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Don't expect the novel more (3 total)

Cast

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Joe E. Brown ... Hugo Kipp
Man Mountain Dean ... Himself, Man Mountain Dean
June Travis ... Iris Bennett
Dickie Moore ... Bobby
Lucien Littlefield ... Professor Danner
Robert Kent ... Tom Dixon
Ethel Wales ... Mrs. Danner
Donald Douglas ... Coach Robbins
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Runtime:
72 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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The novel on which this film was based was reputedly one of the principal inspirations for the creation of Superman, who made his first appearance the same year. more
Soundtrack:
On To Victory more

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3 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
Don't expect the novel, 9 September 2005
3/10
Author: hiebert from United States

This is a 16 mm movie made nine years after the book came out. For people interested in seeing an adaptation of Wylie's novel, you're in for a disappointment. Aside from the character's name, there is practically no relationship between the two stories. This slapstick comedy carries none of the weight found in Wylie's novel of the same name.

Joe E. Brown's brand of humor irritated the heck out of me. There were several scenes manufactured simply to allow him to use funny voices. The results were embarrassingly not funny.

The climax scene between Hugo and Man Mountain Dean was contrived to the point of being forced into the plot.

If you're curious, go for it. If you're a completest of this title (like me) go for it. If you think you're getting an adaptation of Wylie's novel...pass.

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