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Trouble Along the Way (1953) -- Struggling to retain custody of his daughter following his divorce, football coach Steve Williams finds himself embroiled in a recruiting scandal at the tiny Catholic college he is trying to bring back to football respectability.

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Release Date:
4 April 1953 (USA) more
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That all-man "Quiet Man" has a new kind of dame to tame! more
Plot:
Struggling to retain custody of his daughter following his divorce, football coach Steve Williams finds... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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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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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Alma Mater
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Runtime:
110 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
Finland:S | USA:Approved (PCA #16170, General Audience) | Sweden:Btl | UK:U

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
James Dean has an uncredited part as a 'Football Spectator' in this film. more
Goofs:
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. more
Quotes:
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... more
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Referenced in Remember the Titans (2000) more
Soundtrack:
Auld Lang Syne more

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The Duke is funny!, 28 May 1999
Author: Brent Thompson from Lincoln University, PA USA

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

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