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| Marshall Thompson | ... | Steve Davis | |
| Vera Miles | ... | Denny Burke | |
| Richard Rober | ... | Coach James Hadley | |
| Natalie Wood | ... | Sally Burke | |
| Keith Larsen | ... | Bronc Buttram | |
| Tom Harmon | ... | Game Announcer | |
| Ann Doran | ... | Mrs. Addie Burke | |
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James Dobson | ... | Allie Bassler |
| Jim Backus | ... | Michael 'Iron Mike' Burke | |
| Clarence Kolb | ... | 'Gramps' Burke | |
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Barbara Wooddell | ... | Mrs. Mary Hadley (as Barbara Woodell) |
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Bill Welsh | ... | Bill Welsh |
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The newly crowned Rose Bowl Princess and a tough but tender football player find the California Rose Bowl is an area for their budding romance.
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24 August 1952 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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This is an entertaining little gem that seems to have disappeared from TV screens everywhere. I first saw this as a kid on TV each year around New Years Day and seeing it again after many years has rekindled the fun of those simpler times.
The actors in this movie are all familiar faces and everyone plays their roles in a pleasant, relaxed manner except for a teen-age Natalie Wood, whose character is just brimming with youthful enthusiasm. The plotline is simple and transparent but it's fun to just watch it unfold.
The Rose Bowl story is a glimpse back into the postwar past when the "Grandaddy of Bowl Games" was a big and exciting tradition and not the media-fueled extravaganza it has become today.
If you're looking for a nice and relaxing little story as well as a little-seen vehicle for Natalie Wood, this is a good movie to catch in the "bowling season".