Trouble Along the Way (1953)
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65% of users liked it
(156 ratings)
"Winning isn't everything -- it's the only thing." These words were spoken not by Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi but by Steve Williams, the fictional college athletics instructor played by John Wayne in Trouble Along the Way. Recently divorced, Williams has trouble finding… More "Winning isn't everything -- it's the only thing." These words were spoken not by Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi but by Steve Williams, the fictional college athletics instructor played by John Wayne in Trouble Along the Way. Recently divorced, Williams has trouble finding a job due to his inability to get along with his superiors. If he doesn't find work soon, he'll lose custody of his daughter Carole (Sherry Jackson). Meanwhile, St. Anthony's College, heavily in debt, may have to close its doors. Father Burke, rector of St. Anthony's, reasons that the school could get back on its feet if it had a winning football team, thereby securing the support of the alumni. Thus, against his better judgment, Father Burke hires the troublesome Steve Williams, who'll stop at nothing to assemble a winning team. Somehow, Williams has to turn into a regular human being, and that's where social worker Alice Singleton (Donna Reed) comes in. More sentimental than most Wayne vehicles, Trouble Along the Way is well worth the ride. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Michael Curtiz
- Written By
- Melville Shavelson, Jack Rose
- Genres
- Drama, Classics, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Apr 4, 1953 Wide
- Studio
- WARNER BROTHERS PICTURES
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
A minor serio comedy in the vast output of director Michael Curtiz and in the distinguished career of John Wayne, who's cast against type.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
It's the kind of pic you expect Pat O'Brien to be in.
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Cast
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John Wayne
as Steve Aloysius Williams
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Donna Reed
as Alice Singleton
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Charles Coburn
as Father Burke
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Tom Tully
as Father Malone
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Sherry Jackson
as Carole Williams
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Marie Windsor
as Anne McCormick
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Tom Helmore
as Harold McCormick
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Dabbs Greer
as Father Mahoney
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Leif Erickson
as Father Provincial
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Douglas Spencer
as Procurator
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Lester Matthews
as Cardinal O'Shea
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Chuck Connors
as Stan Schwegler
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Bill Radovich
as Moose McCall
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Murray Alper
as Bus driver
- James Dean
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Frank Ferguson
as Mike Edwards Store Proprietor
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James Flavin
as Buck Holman coach
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Richard Garrick
as Judge
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Ned Glass
as Pool player
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Tim Graham
as Bill Team Manager
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Robert Keys
as Joe Team Manager
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Howard Petrie
as Polo Grounds manager
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Renata Vanni
as Italian mother
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Phil Chambers
as Bishop
