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American football film, Komödie, Sport
When a small town votes to disband the local football team, the Possums, a radio announcer begins announcing imaginary radio games which the Possums win causing the real state champs to challenge the Possums to a game.
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American football film, comedy film, musical film, sound film
Upton College President Sheffield is in serious danger of losing his job. For the last twelve years Upton has lost the annual football match against rival Parsons College. The trustees of Upton insist that Sheffield must resign if Upton fa…
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American football film, drama film
Calvert College begins taking football more seriously, over the objections of Dr. Sargeant, the president of the school. Coach Gore is brought in and given a free rein, which he uses to pay money to standout players.
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American football film, drama film
Jim Brandon, a former player for the Chicago Bears, is a returning veteran who has been paralyzed in the Vietnam War. Upon his return to his home town, he tries to get a job as a football coach, but does not get it. He comes up with the id…
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American football film, action film, crime film
Red Grange is thrown off the Clay College football team in disgrace when his friend, Buddy Courtland, takes a bribe to throw the big game and Red attacks him in anger. Red then proceeds to investigate and hunt down the head of the gambling…
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American football film, romantic comedy film
Qualifying to play in the illustrious Rose Bowl football game on New Year's Day, a Midwestern college's quarterback, Steve Davis, is less enthusiastic than expected, as playing football does not excite him, but his teammate Bronc Buttram i…
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American football film, Drama, Sport, drama film
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. Stev…
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American football film, biographical film, documentary film
American football film, drama film, musical film, silent film
Marty Reid is the star quarterback of Sanford College, and according to Coach Wilson, the finest backfield man the school has ever had. But Marty hates taking physical punishment and, after being knocked out by a vicious clip to the head i…
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American football film
In the late 1960s in a small town, a police chief and his hippie son lead opposing football teams to settle their differences. The police ("Pigs") play against the hippies ("Freaks").
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American football film, drama film, silent film
The film opens on a shot of a party, then focuses in on a couple. A title card introduces the man as Jack Hamill, "... an all around athlete -- his 'approach' sure -- his 'stroke' swift, and his 'service' - perfect." Jack tells his date, M…
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American football film, documentary film
American football film
American football film, biographical film
Florence Cavanaugh and a priest, Tim Donovan, recall how in the 1890s, her husband Frank was playing college football for Dartmouth and then moved west to become a coach. "Cav" is introduced to Florence and eventually moves back east where…
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American football film, drama film
Coach Dudley is a hard-driving college football coach, who strives to shape the character of his players, transforming them into real men. Unfortunately, the Coach's son, Bob, who plays for him, hates sports and participates only because h…
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American football film, comedy film, musical film
Male students are tricked into joining Billings College's rowing team when the coach, Speed Hammond, is able to persuade the school president's attractive daughter, Joan Simpkins, to recruit them. Bob Wilson is one of the rowers, but due t…
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American football film, drama film
The characters played by McCrea and Gargan are friends from Dartmouth College, who play together on the college football team, and whose lives take different paths. Later, they move to New York, argue over a woman Irene (Marsh), and get in…
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American football film
Gambling interests plan to kidnap star college football player Boley Bolenciecwcz to prevent him from playing in a big game where they have backed the other side.
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American football film, comedy film
The action takes place at Lombardy College, founded "to give the Indian nations of North America access to higher education". Little Black Cloud (Nat Pendleton) enrolls as "George Black". After being the subject of a hazing prank by footba…
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American football film, documentary film
American football film, comedy film
A passenger on a luxury liner ends up in a card game with men who take him for more than $20,000. After docking and graciously offering them a ride in a limousine, the man reveals his real name, Willis, and real identity, police officer, t…
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American football film, documentary film
In 1951, future Pro Football Hall of Famers Gino Marchetti, Bob St. Clair and Ollie Matson powered the University of San Francisco Dons to a 9–0 record. As one of the nation's top teams, USF seemed assured of their first-ever bowl bid and …
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American football film, silent film
Elmer Stone, quarterback of the 1899 Colton College football team vows to remain a student until Colton beats its biggest rival, State University. Twenty-seven years later, Elmer is still in school and is a classmate of his son, Jack. Othe…
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American football film, mystery film
Buck Buchanan plays football for State, but his criminal brother Slip Buchanan has placed a whopping $350,000 wager on University defeating State in the upcoming big game. Slip attempts to coerce his brother into drugging a star teammate, …
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