Idol of the Crowds (1937)
1h
Running Time
September 30, 1937Release Date
Idol of the Crowds (1937)
1h
Running Time
September 30, 1937Release Date
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Plot.
Retired hockey player Johnny Hansen, in order to make money to enlarge his chicken farm, returns to the game and leads his team into the championship series. Just before the series starts, he is offered a bribe to throw the games but refuses. An attempt is made on his life which results in Bobby, the team's mascot, being injured. Written by Les Adams
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Cast & Crew.
John Wayne
Johnny Hanson
Sheila Bromley
Helen Dale
Charles Brokaw
Jack Irwin
Bill Burrud
Bobby
Jane Johns
Peggy
Bill Barrud
Bobby
Huntley Gordon
Harvey Castle
Arthur Lubin
Director
Frank Otto
Joe Garber
George Waggner
Writer
Harold Buckley
Writer
Russell Hopton
Kelly
Trem Carr
Producer
Hal Neiman
Squat Bates
Virginia Brissac
Mrs. Dale
Harry Neumann
Cinematographer
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Idol of the Crowds is a 1937 American sports drama film directed by Arthur Lubin and starring John Wayne as an ice hockey player. It was one of a series of non-Westerns Wayne made for Universal. The film was originally called Hell on Ice but the Hays Office requested this be changed.