Clip
Summary
A football halfback has a heart condition, a nagging wife and a team secretary who loves him.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences a little warmer than critics (+6)
Critics 40Audiences 46GoodWatch 45
Tomatometer40%
IMDb6.3
Audience score28%
Running time
1 h 17 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −32 min on the typical 109
typical 10977Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 9 more
Released
1949
October 8, 1949
77 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesModerate
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 24 more54 people
- Victor MaturePete Wilson
- Lucille BallAnne, Lenahan's Secretary
- Lizabeth ScottLiza Wilson
- Sonny TuftsTim 'Pappy' McCarr
- Lloyd NolanLenahan
- Paul StewartDave Argus
- Jack PaarScoop Spooner
- Jeff DonnellPenny McCarr
Art BakerHoward Vollmer
Gordon JonesBill 'Holly' Holloran
Don BeddoeJaeger
Richard ErdmanBuddy Morgan
William PhillipsOzzie
Charles LangWhitey
Kenny WashingtonBenny
Julia DeanMrs. Belle Ryan
Everett GlassVirgil Ryan
Jim BackusDr. Franklin
Robert EllisUrchin
Michael St. AngelGilbert Vollmer- ASAlex SharpDon
Russell ThorsonHunk Edwards- JBJune BrightBilly Duane
- EKEdward KotalCurly
Directing · 5
- Jacques Tourneur Director
- James Lane Assistant Director
- Richard Kinon Script Supervisor
- Joel Freeman Assistant Director
- Nate D. Slott Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Charles Schnee Screenplay
- Irwin Shaw Story
Production · 2
- Robert Sparks Producer
- William Dorfman Production Supervisor
Camera · 3
- Harry J. Wild Director of Photography
- Charles Straumer Camera Operator
- Jim Curley Grip
Editing · 1
- Frederic Knudtson Editor
Sound · 4
- Roy Webb Original Music Composer
- Clem Portman Sound
- C. Bakaleinikoff Music Director
- Earl A. Wolcott Sound
Art · 4
- Albert S. D'Agostino Art Direction
- Darrell Silvera Set Decoration
- Alfred Herman Art Direction
- Harley Miller Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 6
- Edward Stevenson Costume Design
- Gordon Bau Makeup Supervisor
- Lee Greenway Makeup Artist
- Robert Cowan Makeup Artist
- Kay Shea Hairstylist
- Carla Hadley Hairstylist
Lighting · 1
- James Almond Gaffer
Other crew · 4
- Chuck Hamilton Stunts
- Carl Saxe Stunts
- Alex Sharp Stunts
- Russell A. Cully Special Effects
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