Mr. Doodle Kicks Off

1938
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1h 15min

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Joe Penner, Toddy Peterson, Suzanne Ridgway, and June Travis in Mr. Doodle Kicks Off (1938)

Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueEllory Bugs has offered a huge donation to his old alma mater, Taylor Tech, which is to be paid only if his son, Jimmie "Doodle" Bugs, becomes a football hero. But "Doodle" tips the scales a... Tout lireEllory Bugs has offered a huge donation to his old alma mater, Taylor Tech, which is to be paid only if his son, Jimmie "Doodle" Bugs, becomes a football hero. But "Doodle" tips the scales at 143 pounds and is more interested in the band than the football team. Janice Martin, dau... Tout lireEllory Bugs has offered a huge donation to his old alma mater, Taylor Tech, which is to be paid only if his son, Jimmie "Doodle" Bugs, becomes a football hero. But "Doodle" tips the scales at 143 pounds and is more interested in the band than the football team. Janice Martin, daughter of the college president, is the great thing in "Doodle's" life, but she despises hi... Tout lire

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My All American Band
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Written by Hal Raynor
Performed by Joe Penner and band

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4/10

football premise problem

Jimmie "Doodle" Bug (Joe Penner) is a good-natured bumbling entertainer with limited skills and less appeal. His rich father stops paying the club where he sings to an empty room. He is forced by his father to attend the old alma mater Taylor Tech where his father was the football star. The son of his father's rival, Larry Weldon, is now the school's top football player. His father wants him to be the star and he's willing to pay for it. All the boys have a crush on Janice Martin.

The premise would never work. His father needs to bribe or sabotage every opponent or lots of both. Football is simply never going to work unless they discover Doodle has an unique skill. Here's my silly outlandish pitch. Coat him in a special long-lasting oil which makes him impossible to tackle. The physical comedy would be promising and maybe it would save this football premise. When he starts doing well, none of that feels right and the movie loses me completely.