Coach Gore, a ruthless and cynical big-time football coach, neglects his wife in his unrelenting drive to make Calvert College a football power.Coach Gore, a ruthless and cynical big-time football coach, neglects his wife in his unrelenting drive to make Calvert College a football power.Coach Gore, a ruthless and cynical big-time football coach, neglects his wife in his unrelenting drive to make Calvert College a football power.
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
- Matthews
- (as Guinn Williams)
Joe Sawyer
- Holcomb
- (as Joe Sauers)
William Austin
- Finch - Biography Writer
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAt Dick Powell's initial appearance (11:40 into the film), he is standing in line at the college bursar's office when interrupted by entering students. The second person he shakes hands with is John Wayne in an uncredited five-second cameo appearance; this would be Wayne's last bit part. Later (15:10 into the film, followed by other scenes), in the brief role of assistant coach to Pat O'Brien's title character, is another unbilled player - Ward Bond - who, between 1929 and 1959, appeared with Wayne in 24 films.
- GoofsDialog and an on-screen document establish that the film opens with university trustees listening to a Saturday college football game on November 25, 1931 -- which date was a Wednesday.
- Quotes
College Trustee: A winning football team, gentlemen, that's the answer to our problems.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Dreamscape (1984)
- SoundtracksMen of Calvert
(1933) (uncredited)
Music by Sammy Fain
Lyrics by Irving Kahal
Played and song during the opening credits
Reprised on piano and sung by students
Played and sung at football games
Featured review
Forty or Fifty Men Get Killed Every Year -- That's Football!
Interesting Pat O'Brien vehicle directed by William Wellman. Pat plays a college football coach with no morals or scruples at all. He's a totally corrupt, heartless SOB! Lyle Talbot plays the big-headed star of the team. Dick Powell is the honest goody-two-shoes who cares more about chemistry than football. Great support from Arthur Byron, Hugh Herbert, the lovely Ann Dvorak, Arthur Hohl, and Donald Meek. Nat Pendleton is also in this but he's way out of his depth as an immigrant student. Pretty terrible performance. Anyway, this one's worth checking out for the cast as well as the fact the movie flouts convention and basically has the "bad" people get away with everything!
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- Football Coach
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- Budget
- $245,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 16 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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