Knute Rockne All American (1940)

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Pat O'Brien	...	Knute Rockne
	Gale Page	...	Bonnie Skiles Rockne
	Ronald Reagan	...	George Gipp
	Donald Crisp	...	Father John Callahan, C.S.C
	Albert Bassermann	...	Father Julius Nieuwland (as Albert Basserman)
	John Litel	...	Committee Chairman
	Henry O'Neill	...	Doctor
	Owen Davis Jr.	...	Gus Dorais
	John Qualen	...	Lars Knutson Rockne
	Dorothy Tree	...	Martha Rockne
	Johnny Sheffield	...	Knute, Age 7 (as John Sheffield)
	Moreau Choir of Notre Dame	...	Themselves
	Nick Lukats	...	Four Horseman
	Kane Richmond	...	Four Horseman
	William Marshall	...	Four Horseman

Storyline

Lars Rockne and his family, including his four year old son Knute, emigrate to Chicago in 1892 from their native Norway. By his his mid-twenties Knute saves enough to attend obscure Notre Dame University, where he excels in football and chemistry. He and a teammate develop the forward pass as an offensive weapon while working as life guards on summer break and use it to upset heavily favored Army in a historic game. After graduation Rockne becomes a teacher while coaching part time but ultimately abandons academics to devote all his energies to football. During his tenure as head coach at the school, he develops such outstanding players as George Gipp, who dies prematurely from a strep infection, and the Four Horseman while introducing many innovative tactics including the backfield shift. Rockne, known for his staccato motivational speeches, devotes his life to maintaining the integrity... Written by Gabe Taverney (duke1029@aol.com)  

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