Summaries

Coach Gore, a ruthless and cynical big-time football coach, neglects his wife in his unrelenting drive to make Calvert College a football power.

A ruthless coach (Pat O'Brien) creates turmoil at a college by hiring players (Lyle Talbot) and alienating students (Dick Powell). Along the way, the coach loses his wife (Ann Dvorak) to a grandstanding player. Inside look at college football of the 1930s replete with fake grades, non-student players, and the importance of football to a college's reputation.—Ed Lorusso

Details

Keywords
  • pre code film
  • implied male nudity
  • based on story
  • marital infidelity
  • american football sport
Genres
  • Drama
  • Sport
Release date Nov 3, 1933
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Approved
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum - 3911 S. Figueroa Street, Exposition Park, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production companies Warner Bros.

Box office

Budget $245000

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 16m
Color Black and White
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

Synopsis

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