The Big Game

1936
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1h 14m

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James Gleason, Phillip Huston, and June Travis in The Big Game (1936)

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Directors
- George Nicholls Jr.
- Edward Killy
Writers
- Irwin Shaw
- Francis Wallace
Stars

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ÉVALUATION IMDb

5,4/10

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Directors
- George Nicholls Jr.
- Edward Killy
Writers
- Irwin Shaw
- Francis Wallace
Stars

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Photos

Rôles principaux45

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Phillip Huston

Clark Jenkins
(as Philip Huston)

James Gleason

George Scott

June Travis

Margaret Anthony

Bruce Cabot

Cal Calhoun

Andy Devine

Pop Andrews

Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams

Pete Jenkins
(as Guinn Williams)

John Arledge

Spike Adams

C. Henry Gordon

Brad Anthony

Jay Berwanger

Jay Berwanger - University of Chicago All-American

William Shakespeare

Bill Shakespeare - Notre Dame All-American

Robert 'Bobby' Wilson

Bobby Wilson - Southern Methodist All-American

James 'Monk' Moscrip

Monk Monscrip - Stanford All-American

Irwin 'King Kong' Klein

King Kong Klein - New York University All-American

Gomer Jones

Gomer Jones - Ohio State All-American
(as Gordon Jones)

Robert 'Bones' Hamilton

Bones Hamilton - Stanford All-American

Frank Alustiza

Frank Alustiza - Stanford All-American

Chuck Bennis

Chuck Bennis - University of Illinois All-American

Jack Adair

Charlie - Kidnap Henchman Answering Door
(uncredited)

Histoire

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Anecdotes
The novel "Big Game" by Francis Wallace was first published as a serial entitled "Odds Against Honor" in Collier's magazine from 26 October to 14 December 1935.. The idea for the riot scene came from an actual riot at a New York University-Fordham University football game. RKO bought 1000 feet of the 1935 Rose Bowl game footage for use in the film. In that game, Alabama beat Stanford 29-13.

Gaffes
Near the beginning of the film, in a long shot, a running touchdown play is shown, but the team in white is missing the heavy black stripes on their jerseys as shown earlier on players from "Atlantic University". This happens in other scenarios in the film.

Connexions
Featured in Sports on the Silver Screen (1997)

Commentaires des utilisateurs7

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Commentaire en vedette

5/10

Kidnapped star player

Some familiar character players plus a number of All Americans from that era of the 30s are in the cast of The Big Game. Phillip Huston because he's not one of THE Hustons is our lead and I'm sure most have never heard of him.

Huston is kidnapped before The Big Game and I'm I need go no further. You've seen that a dozen times over.

The film bears a slight resemblance to the John Wayne film Trouble Along The Way in that it raises issues about how college athletes are recruited. The issue was better raised in the Duke's film.

Some real football footage nicely integrated into the film. Huston is a most colorless hero though.