Paddy O'Riley and Ossie Merrill, Bellport high school football heroes, enroll in distant colleges; Paddy at a small school in the East, where he is barely a substitute, and Ossie at a powerhouse-football school, where he is an instant star and all-American candidate. They leave behind Cheers Reynolds, who is fond of Paddy, who works in her family's drugstore, but she loves Ossie almost as much as he loves himself. Paddy makes friends with team fullback Dutch Schultz, who accompanies him on vacation, and they arrive back in Bellport just as Ossie is also coming home on break. Florence Taylor is also in town on a film junket. Unknown to any of the others, Paddy and Florence had gone to high school together. Back at school and three years later, Paddy and Dutch learn that their football team could get invited to the coveted Rose Bowl to play against Ossie's team, if it could get enough publicity (pre-BCS days) that would attract a large crowd...
Directed by Charles Barton
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Cast
Eleanore Whitney
'Cheers' Reynolds
Tom Brown
Paddy O'Riley
Buster Crabbe
Ossie Merrill
William Frawley
'Soapy' Moreland
Benny Baker
'Dutch' Schultz
Nydia Westman
Susie Reynolds
Nick Lukats
Donovan
Priscilla Lawson
Florence Taylor
Adrian Morris
Doc
Jimmy Conlin
Browning Hills
Louis Mason
Thornton
Lon Chaney Jr.
Sierra Football Player
Ellen Drew
Mary Arnold
Dennis O'Keefe
Jones
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