Directed by:
Michael CurtizCinematography:
Archie StoutComposer:
Max SteinerCast:
John Wayne, Donna Reed, Charles Coburn, Tom Tully, Sherry Jackson, Marie Windsor, Tom Helmore, Dabbs Greer, Leif Erickson, Douglas Spencer, Lester Matthews (more)Plots(1)
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. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![John Wayne](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/663/165663441_0d9ca7.jpg)
John Wayne
USA
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
El Dorado (1966)
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
![Donna Reed](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/361/164361472_963981.jpg)
Donna Reed
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)
From Here to Eternity (1953)
![Charles Coburn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/349/164349830_e89eb8.png)
Charles Coburn
USA
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
Kings Row (1942)
![Tom Tully](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/046/576/46576475_573bce.jpg)
Tom Tully
USA
Best movies:
Ten North Frederick (1958)
The Sign of the Cross (1932)
The Moon Is Blue (1953)
![Sherry Jackson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/599/167599846_1i5b84.jpg)
Sherry Jackson
USA
Best movies:
Miracle of Fatima (1952)
The Breaking Point (1950)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960)
![Marie Windsor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/542/162542490_bee461.jpg)
Marie Windsor
USA
Best movies:
The Killing (1956)
The Hucksters (1947)
Bedtime Story (1964)
![Tom Helmore](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505333_012a08.jpg)
Tom Helmore
UK
Best movies:
Vertigo (1958)
Advise and Consent (1962)
Secret Agent (1936)
![Dabbs Greer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273354_5a8c54.jpg)
Dabbs Greer
USA
Best movies:
The Green Mile (1999)
Storm Warning (1951)
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
![Leif Erickson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/030/247/30247517_d25691.jpg)
Leif Erickson
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
On the Waterfront (1954)
Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
![Douglas Spencer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/768/160768733_96fb2d.jpg)
Douglas Spencer
USA
Best movies:
Double Indemnity (1944)
The Heiress (1949)
The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
![Lester Matthews](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/228/159228283_c78ffc.jpg)
Lester Matthews
UK
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
The Sea Hawk (1940)
![Chuck Connors](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/354/354096_c501ca.jpg)
Chuck Connors
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Big Country (1958)
Roots (1977) (series)
![James Dean](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267964_45db50.jpg)
James Dean
USA
Best movies:
East of Eden (1955)
Giant (1956)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) - a.f.
![Jack Mower](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/332/160332802_ec610a.jpg)
Jack Mower
USA
Best movies:
Miracle of Fatima (1952)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
![Ned Glass](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000089_894e14.jpg)
Ned Glass
Poland
Best movies:
North by Northwest (1959)
The Defiant Ones (1958)
Charade (1963)
![James Flavin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000167_c82328.jpg)
James Flavin
USA
Best movies:
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
In Cold Blood (1967)
Mildred Pierce (1945)
![William H. O'Brien](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000169_7ce976.jpg)
William H. O'Brien
Australia
Best movies:
Some Like It Hot (1959)
The Mysterious Lady (1928)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
![Frank Ferguson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000173_a9fd3d.jpg)
Frank Ferguson
USA
Best movies:
The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
You'll Never Get Rich (1941)
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
![Mike Lally](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/162/159162588_4b5fd8.jpg)
Mike Lally
USA
Best movies:
The Sting (1973)
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
![Arthur Tovey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/376/159376088_84a67d.jpg)
Arthur Tovey
USA
Best movies:
The Sting (1973)
Back to the Future (1985)
Some Like It Hot (1959)