The Big Game (2013)
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Future best-selling novelist Irwin Shaw made his screenwriting bow with the modest RKO Radio sports drama The Big Game. The story revolves around the efforts by a group of crooked gamblers to fix the outcomes of college football games. When star quarterback Clark (Philip Huston) refuses to be… More Future best-selling novelist Irwin Shaw made his screenwriting bow with the modest RKO Radio sports drama The Big Game. The story revolves around the efforts by a group of crooked gamblers to fix the outcomes of college football games. When star quarterback Clark (Philip Huston) refuses to be bribed, the villains kidnap him on the eve of the titular Big Game. Clark is rescued by his burly teammates just in the nick of time, but the film's not over yet: there's a riot on the football field during the final scenes, reportedly inspired by a real-life incident during a 1935 NYU-Fordham game. Adding to the enjoyment of The Big Game is the presence of several genuine members of the 1936 All-American football squad: The University of Chicago's Jay Berwanger, Notre Dame's William Shakespeare, Southern Methodist's Bobby Wilson, NYU's Irwin "King Kong" Klein, Ohio State's Gomer Jones, and Stanford's Robert "Bones" Hamilton, Monk Moscrip and Frank Alustiza. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- George Nichols Jr., Edward Killy
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Classics, Special Interest
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Feb 3, 2013 Limited
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Cast
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Philip Huston
as Clark Jenkins
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James Gleason
as George
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June Travis
as Margaret Anthony
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Bruce Cabot
as Cal Calhoun
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Andy Devine
as Pop
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Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
as Pete Jenkins
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John Arledge
as Spike Adams
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Frank M. Thomas
as Coach
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Barbara Pepper
as Lois
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Eddie Nugent
as Drunk
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Margaret Seddon
as Mrs. Jenkins
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Billy Gilbert
as Fisher
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John Harrington
as Dawson
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Murray Kinnell
as Dean
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Ward Bond
as Football Game Bettor
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C. Henry Gordon
as Brad Anthony
- Robert "Bobby" Wilson
