Pigskin Parade

1936
Approved
1h 33m

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Stuart Erwin, Jack Haley, Arline Judge, and Patsy Kelly in Pigskin Parade (1936)

Married coaches Slug and Bessie find hillbilly football tosser Amos and the team gets invited to the Yale Bowl.Married coaches Slug and Bessie find hillbilly football tosser Amos and the team gets invited to the Yale Bowl.Married coaches Slug and Bessie find hillbilly football tosser Amos and the team gets invited to the Yale Bowl.

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6.1/10

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 nomination total

Trivia
The film has two oddly prophetic connections to the late The Wizard of Oz (1939). It features both Judy Garland and Jack Haley, who would later become Dorothy and the Tin Man. Also, Haley's line "I haven't got a brain" presages the theme song for his "Oz" co-star Ray Bolger (the Scarecrow).

Goofs
The last name of Elisha Cook Jr.'s character is spelled "Van Dyke" in the end credits. However, every time it is seen on-screen during the film, e.g. on the pamphlets he hands out, it is spelled "Van Dyck."

Quotes
Slug Winters: We haven't got a chance! We haven't got a chance!
Bessie Winters: You haven't got a brain either.
Slug Winters: I haven't got a brain... What are you doing here?

Connections
Edited into Myra Breckinridge (1970)

Soundtracks
It's Love I'm After
Lyrics by Sidney D. Mitchell
Music by Lew Pollack
Performed by Judy Garland

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6/10

Fast-paced and unpretentious

Except for a couple of seemingly endless musical numbers by a male trio or quartet--I don't recall how many there were--called the Yacht Boys, I found this movie to be consistently entertaining. I attribute this to what I found to be a charming cast, some well thought-out and performed musical numbers, and a story-line that doesn't take itself too seriously. In addition to these virtues, the movie offers some skilled comedy playing from Patsy Kelly and Jack Haley and, to a lesser extent, from Stu Erwin, as well as three stand-out musical numbers performed with an appealing vigor by young Judy Garland. Worth a look.