Saturday's Hero

19511951
1h 51m

A star high school football player goes through the ups and downs of 'big-time' college athletics in the 1950's.A star high school football player goes through the ups and downs of 'big-time' college athletics in the 1950's.A star high school football player goes through the ups and downs of 'big-time' college athletics in the 1950's.

6.1/10

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Director
- David Miller
Writers
- Sidney Buchman(screenplay)
- Millard Lampell(novel "The Hero")
Stars

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Awards
- 1 nomination

John Derek and Sidney Blackmer in Saturday's Hero (1951)

Director
- David Miller
Writers
- Sidney Buchman(screenplay)
- Millard Lampell(novel "The Hero") (screenplay)
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High school football hero Steve Novak finds himself caught up in the world of big-time college athletics at Jackson University in the 1950's. He must balance his desire to get an education with the high expectations of his coach and "benefactor," by whose grace he is attending Jackson. Still applicable today, the movie shows that the problems of college athletics are not just a new phenomenon. —Jerry Milani <jerry@newyorkcity.com>

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Taglines
- This Movie Minces No Words About Bigtime College Football!
Genres
- Drama
- Sport
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Trivia
Film debut of Aldo Ray.

Connections
Featured in Red Hollywood (1996)

Top review

7/10

A sobering movie

I saw this film in 1951 when I was in high school. It was really depressing to some extent. It showed how the players were recruited and used only for the sake of football. I can somewhat remember how Steve was injured and how they gerry rigged a shoulder pad so he could play while injured. I also remember how he was rather a bright student in the class room. I only wish I could purchase the DVD or the VHS of this movie. I am not sure if it has ever been put out in that format. I think the movie when seen will seem like it just happened yesterday in that the situation in college football hasn't changed much over the last fifty years.

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