Tommy Scott goes to a Connecticut college to become a doctor, but is soon discovered to be a prodigious football talent. He becomes a national star and falls in love, but fame and ill-advised financial deals threaten to ruin his future.
Is it worth your time? If you have a thing for black-and-white sports dramas from the early 1930s, you will probably dig this. If you need modern pacing or an actual, complex script, look elsewhere. It’s not for everyone, honestly, but it has a certain earnest vibe that keeps you watching even when the plot gets a litt...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Roy William Neill
Roy William Neill
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"Is it worth your time? If you have a thing for black-and-white sports dramas from the early 1930s, you will probably dig this. If you need modern pacing or an actual, complex script, look elsewhere. It’s not for everyone, honestly, but it has a certain earnest vibe that keeps you watching even when the plot gets a little bit thin. The whole thing feels like a time capsule. Tommy Scott wants to be a doctor, which is a nice touch, but then he starts throwing a football and everything goes haywire..."
Norman Krasna, Francis Wallace
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