Summary
Bessie and Winston "Slug" Winters are married coaches whose mission is to whip their college football team into shape. Just in time, they discover a hillbilly farmhand and his sister. The hillbilly farmhand's ability to throw melons enables him to become their star passing ace.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 51GoodWatch 54
IMDb6.0
Audience score41%
Running time
1 h 33 min
A typical length for comedies, −7 min on the typical 100
typical 10093Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 2 more
Released
1936
October 23, 1936
90 years ago
Genres
ComedyMusicLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Academy Awards1937
- Actor in a Supporting Role1937Nominated
Rated
- NRUnited States
Yes: it's rated NR in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
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and 16 more22 people
- Stuart ErwinAmos Dodd
- Patsy KellyBessie Winters
- Jack HaleySlug Winters
- Johnny DownsChip Carson
- Betty GrableLaura Watson
- Arline JudgeSally Saxon
- Dixie DunbarGinger Jones
- Judy GarlandSairy Dodd
Tony MartinTommy Barker
James V. KernThe Yacht Club Boys- CACharles AdlerThe Yacht Club Boys
- BMBilly MannThe Yacht Club Boys
- GKGeorge KellyThe Yacht Club Boys
Fred Kohler Jr.Biff Bentley
Grady SuttonMortimer Higgins
Elisha Cook Jr.Herbert Van Dyke
Edward NugentSparks
Julius TannenDr. Burke
Pat FlahertyReferee (uncredited)
June GaleStudent (uncredited)
Lynn BariFootball Game Spectator (uncredited)
Alan LaddStudent (uncredited)
Directing · 2
- David Butler Director
- Ad Schaumer Assistant Director
Writing · 4
- Jack Yellen Screenplay
- Harry Tugend Screenplay
- William M. Conselman Screenplay
- Sidney D. Mitchell Lyricist, Music
Production · 2
- Darryl F. Zanuck Producer
- Bogart Rogers Associate Producer
Camera · 1
- Arthur C. Miller Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Irene Morra Editor
Sound · 4
- Lew Pollack Music, Songs
- Roger Heman Sr. Sound Engineer
- Bernard Freericks Sound Engineer
- David Buttolph Music Director
Art · 2
- Hans Peters Art Direction
- Thomas Little Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Gwen Wakeling Costume Design
Other crew · 1
- Victoria Kelley Technical Advisor
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