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Silver screen legend John Wayne stars as a former top-notch college football coach who tries to maintain custody of his daughter during a tough divorce while earning back self-respect by coaching a small-town Catholic school's football team. A unusually sentimental role for the Duke, in which he proves his amazing gift for comedy and sentiment. Co-starring Donna Reed ("It's a Wonderful Life"), and directed by Michael Curtiz ("Casablanca").
Original Release
04/04/1953
US Release
04/04/1953
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Cast
Name | Character |
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John Wayne | Steve Williams / Stephen Aloysius Williams |
Donna Reed | Alice Singleton |
Charles Coburn | Father Burke / le Père Matthew William Burke |
Tom Tully | Father Malone |
Sherry Jackson | Carol Williams |
Marie Windsor | Anne Williams McCormick / Anne McCormick |
Tom Helmore | Harold McCormick |
Dabbs Greer | Father Peterson |
Leif Erickson | Father Provincial aka Ed / Father Provincial |
Douglas Spencer | Father Procurator aka George / Father Procurator |
Directors
Writers
Melville Shavelson, Jack Rose, Douglas Morrow, Robert Hardy Andrews, James Edward Grant
Cast
Name | Character |
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John Wayne | Steve Williams / Stephen Aloysius Williams |
Donna Reed | Alice Singleton |
Charles Coburn | Father Burke / le Père Matthew William Burke |
Tom Tully | Father Malone |
Sherry Jackson | Carol Williams |
Marie Windsor | Anne Williams McCormick / Anne McCormick |
Tom Helmore | Harold McCormick |
Dabbs Greer | Father Peterson |
Leif Erickson | Father Provincial aka Ed / Father Provincial |
Douglas Spencer | Father Procurator aka George / Father Procurator |
Lester Matthews | Cardinal William Patrick O'Shea / Cardinal O'Shea |
Chuck Connors | Stan Schwegler |
John Alban | Football Spectator |
Murray Alper | Bus Driver |
Brandon Beach | Football Spectator |
Arthur Berkeley | Waiter |
Beatrice Bernadine | Minor Role |
Oscar Blank | Pool Hall Patron |
Oran Breeland | Minor Role |
John Breen | Clerk |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Melville Shavelson | Producer |