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Trouble Along the Way (1953)
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4 April 1953 (USA)
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That all-man "Quiet Man" has a new kind of dame to tame! more
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Struggling to retain custody of his daughter following his divorce, football coach Steve Williams finds...
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The Duke is funny!
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Cast
(Complete credited cast)| John Wayne | ... | Stephen 'Steve' Aloysius Williams | |
| Donna Reed | ... | Alice Singleton | |
| Charles Coburn | ... | Father Matthew William Burke | |
| Tom Tully | ... | Father Malone | |
| Sherry Jackson | ... | Carol Williams | |
| Marie Windsor | ... | Anne Williams McCormick | |
| Tom Helmore | ... | Harold McCormick | |
| Dabbs Greer | ... | Father Mahoney | |
| Leif Erickson | ... | Father Provincial aka Ed | |
| Douglas Spencer | ... | Father Procurator aka George | |
| Lester Matthews | ... | Cardinal William Patrick O'Shea | |
| Chuck Connors | ... | Stan Schwegler |
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Alma Mater
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110 min
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Mono (RCA Sound System)
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James Dean has an uncredited part as a 'Football Spectator' in this film.
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Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Steve says "Watermellon bottom and her daughter." The daughter was the one the kids called Watermellon bottom.
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Steve Aloysius Williams:
Oh, it's a fine game, football - noble game. Originated in England in 1823. An enterprising young man named William Weber Ellis - who studied for the ministry, by the way - found his team behind in a soccer game, so he picked up the ball, and ran through the amazed opponents for a thoroughly illegal touchdown...
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Referenced in Remember the Titans (2000)
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Auld Lang Syne
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An enjoyable little film. What was surprising was how funny John Wayne is here. I am not a big fan of his films but I wish he had more films like these out of his cop/cowboy/soldier stereotypes. Perhaps because he was a football player he was comfortable in the role of football