An ex-football coach is hired by a small Catholic college to train its football team in the hopes of winning games and making money to save the school from bankruptcy.
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Title: Trouble Along the Way (1953)
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| John Wayne | ... | Stephen Aloysius 'Steve' 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 Peterson | |
| Leif Erickson | ... | Father Provincial - Ed | |
| Douglas Spencer | ... | Father Procurator - George | |
| Lester Matthews | ... | Cardinal William Patrick O'Shea | |
| Chuck Connors | ... | Stan Schwegler - Assistant Coach | |
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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 save from closure with a winning program. Written by Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>
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Carol Williams: I can always bang my head against the wall.
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At the start of the first game, the PA announcer says that Santa Carla will defend the south goal. The Polo Grounds was an East-West stadium for football. See more »Quotes
Steve Williams: I hope you can sleep without those bells.Carol Williams: I can always bang my head against the wall.
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4 April 1953 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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One of the unknown minor masterpieces of Curtiz, and a very fine, well modulated performance by John Wayne.Its probably the best-and the frankest-film about college football ever put on the screen.Its rich in human interest and well acted by all the principals.