Saturday's Hero (1951)
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Directors
David Miller
Cast
John Derek, Donna Reed, Sidney Blackmer, Alexander Knox
The story
Steve Novak, a Polish-American immigrant from a small New Jersey mill town, attends Jackson University in Virginia to play football. He becomes a star player as a freshman but hears stories of teammates receiving money for their play. Steve falls for Melissa, the niece of one of the school's rich benefactors, T.
Genres
American football film, Drama, Sport, drama film
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