Réalisation:
William A. WellmanScénario:
Niven BuschPhotographie:
Arthur L. ToddMusique:
Bernhard KaunActeurs·trices:
Dick Powell, Ann Dvorak, Pat O'Brien, Arthur Byron, Lyle Talbot, Hugh Herbert, Arthur Hohl, Charles C. Wilson, Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams (plus)Résumés(1)
Those who only know Pat O'Brien from his later, slightly more avuncular roles may be surprised to see him pumping out almost as much energy as his friend (and sometime co-star) James Cagney, in the lead and title role of College Coach. As James Gore, the head football coach for Calvert College, he leads his team to victory at any cost, including fair-play, decent (if not good) sportsmanship, and honesty -- he's even got his hooks into the financial end of a stadium deal. But all isn't well with those around Gore -- his best and most honorable player, Sargeant (Dick Powell, really wants to get an education while playing college ball, and finally backs out when he sees the hypocrisy around him; and his other top player, Weaver (Lyle Talbott), is a self-centered headline hound with an IQ in low double-digits who is a detriment to the team whenever he isn't scoring touchdowns. And his work seems to be unraveling when his tactics bring about a tragedy on the playing field. But it's when he discovers that his own wife (Ann Dvorak) is feeling so neglected that she's been pushed toward infidelity -- with Weaver -- that he realizes he's gone too far. With Calvert College about to lose much of what it stands for academically over the collapse of its football team, help comes from unexpected places, including a wife who still loves him and the one player Gore had who is smart enough to see the bigger picture. (texte officiel du distributeur)
(plus)Acteurs·trices
Dick Powell
États-Unis
Meilleurs films :
Le Songe d'une nuit d'été (1935)
Les Ensorcelés (1952)
C'est arrivé demain (1944)
Ann Dvorak
États-Unis
Meilleurs films :
Scarface (1932)
Les Hors la loi (1935)
L'Enigme du Lac Noir (1951)
Pat O'Brien
États-Unis
Meilleurs films :
Certains l'aiment chaud (1959)
Les Anges aux figures sales (1938)
The People Against O'Hara (1951)
Arthur Byron
États-Unis
Meilleurs films :
20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932)
Le Prisonnier de Zenda (1937)
La Momie (1932)
Lyle Talbot
États-Unis
Meilleurs films :
20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932)
Three on a Match (1932)
Qui est le traître ? (1953)
Hugh Herbert
États-Unis
Meilleurs films :
Le Songe d'une nuit d'été (1935)
Hellzapoppin' (1941)
A Song Is Born (1948)
Arthur Hohl
États-Unis
Meilleurs films :
Monsieur Verdoux (1947)
The Yearling (1946)
L'Extravagante Mlle Dee (1948)
Charles C. Wilson
États-Unis
Meilleurs films :
La Vie est belle (1946)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
L'Extravagant Mr. Deeds (1936)
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
États-Unis
Meilleurs films :
Les Mendiants de la vie (1928)
Bugville (1941)
L'Intruse (1930)
Nat Pendleton
États-Unis
Meilleurs films :
Le Monde est merveilleux (1939)
Le Signe de la croix (1932)
Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
Phillip Reed
États-Unis
Meilleurs films :
Le Dernier des Mohicans (1936)
Meurtre en Musique (1947)
The Tattered Dress (1957)
Donald Meek
Grande-Bretagne
Meilleurs films :
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938)
The Thin Man Goes Home (1945)
Two Girls and a Sailor (1944)
Berton Churchill
Canada
Meilleurs films :
Je suis un évadé (1932)
La Chevauchée fantastique (1939)
The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)
Harry Beresford
Grande-Bretagne
Meilleurs films :
Le Signe de la croix (1932)
Les Invités de huit heures (1933)
The Prince and the Pauper (1937)
Herman Bing
Empire allemand
Meilleurs films :
L'Aurore (1927)
Dumbo (1941)
Broadway qui danse (1940)
Joe Sawyer
Canada
Meilleurs films :
L'Ultime Razzia (1956)
The Roaring Twenties (1939)
Gilda (1946)
Philip Faversham
États-Unis
Meilleurs films :
BUtterfield 8 (1960)
Footlight Parade (1933)
Dave O'Brien
États-Unis
Meilleurs films :
Le Signe de la croix (1932)
Les Sans Soucis (1932)
Footlight Parade (1933)
Ward Bond
États-Unis
Meilleurs films :
La Vie est belle (1946)
Furie (1936)
Autant en emporte le vent (1939)
Sam McDaniel
États-Unis
Meilleurs films :
Assurance sur la mort (1944)
Capitaines courageux (1937)
Pacific Express (1939)