An American drama; A story about a student who can't cut it on the football field and is rejected by his father who is also team coach, the school and even his girlfriend. He joins a rival college to prove a point. This melodrama has a a theme about machismo and a son trying to live up to a father's unreasonable expectations. Richard Cromwell is fine as the lead but it's Jack Holt who shoulders the load to make their conflict work. The story's setting is livened by a lot of exterior photography but the field action is not always knitted in to the story. For a short feature it built up the tension but the finale was banal and wrapped up far too quickly.
Review of Maker of Men
