The Big Game (1936)
1h 14m
Running Time
October 9, 1936Release Date
The Big Game (1936)
1h 14m
Running Time
October 9, 1936Release Date
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Plot.
A quarterback stands against gangsters out to control the college sports scene.
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Cast & Crew.
Phillip Huston
Clark Jenkins
James Gleason
George Scott
June Travis
Margaret Anthony
Andy Devine
Pop Andrews
Bruce Cabot
Cal Calhoun
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams
Pete Jenkins
George Nichols Jr.
Director
John Arledge
Spike Adams
Edward Killy
Director
C. Henry Gordon
Brad Anthony
Irwin Shaw
Writer
Francis Wallace
Writer
Ward Bond
Gambler
Harry J. Wild
Cinematographer
Dick Elliott
Lowell
Frederic Knudtson
Editor
Billy Gilbert
Fisher
Barbara Pepper
Lois
Jack Adair
Charlie - Kidnap Henchman Answering Door
Wade Boteler
Kidnap Henchman
Harry Bowen
Gambler Betting $500
Lynton Brent
Broadcaster
Don Brodie
Henchman with Blackie
Red Cagle
Red Cagle - Football Player
James Conaty
Man at Dance
Bess Flowers
Woman at Dance
Dick Gordon
Henchman
John Harrington
Blackie Dawson
Tom Kennedy
Fan in Stands
Murray Kinnell
Dean of Men
Arthur Loft
Opposing Coach
Boyd 'Red' Morgan
Atlantic Football Player
Media.
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Wiki.
The Big Game is a 1936 American sports drama film directed by George Nicholls, Jr. and produced by RKO Radio Pictures, which released the film on October 9, 1936. The screenplay was written by Irwin Shaw, adapted from the 1936 novel of the same name by Francis Wallace. The film stars Philip Huston, James Gleason, June Travis, Bruce Cabot and Andy Devine. Huston (1908–1980) was a respected New York stage actor, who also had prominent roles in a number of motion pictures and, later, acted in television productions, as well.