Gamblers kidnap Atlantic's star quarterback Clark Jenkins.Gamblers kidnap Atlantic's star quarterback Clark Jenkins.Gamblers kidnap Atlantic's star quarterback Clark Jenkins.
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Phillip Huston
- Clark Jenkins
- (as Philip Huston)
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
- Pete Jenkins
- (as Guinn Williams)
Gomer Jones
- Gomer Jones - Ohio State All-American
- (as Gordon Jones)
- Directors
- George Nicholls Jr.
- Edward Killy(football sequences)
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaThe novel "Big Game" by Francis Wallace was first published as a serial entitled "Odds Against Honor" in Collier's magazine from 26 October to 14 December 1935.. The idea for the riot scene came from an actual riot at a New York University-Fordham University football game. RKO bought 1000 feet of the 1935 Rose Bowl game footage for use in the film. In that game, Alabama beat Stanford 29-13.
- GoofsNear the beginning of the film, in a long shot, a running touchdown play is shown, but the team in white is missing the heavy black stripes on their jerseys as shown earlier on players from "Atlantic University". This happens in other scenarios in the film.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Sports on the Silver Screen (1997)
Featured review
Have things changed all that much?
While "The Big Game" has a few clichés and is predictable, it is enjoyable. It also lets the viewer know that cheating at college sports certainly is NOT a recent phenomenon!
Phillip Huston stars as Clark Jenkins--a star football player for Atlantic University. Atlantic is one of the best teams in the country and has gotten that way by blatantly cheating. Some of the players are former professionals who are WAY too old to be playing, some consort with gamblers and some get under the table payments to play. In other words, things back in the 1930s were a lot like today! However, inexplicably, although Atlantic clearly cheats, the viewer is expected to cheer for the school and its big star. This is a serious weakness of an otherwise enjoyable picture. Overall, clichés and all, it still manages to oddly entertain.
Phillip Huston stars as Clark Jenkins--a star football player for Atlantic University. Atlantic is one of the best teams in the country and has gotten that way by blatantly cheating. Some of the players are former professionals who are WAY too old to be playing, some consort with gamblers and some get under the table payments to play. In other words, things back in the 1930s were a lot like today! However, inexplicably, although Atlantic clearly cheats, the viewer is expected to cheer for the school and its big star. This is a serious weakness of an otherwise enjoyable picture. Overall, clichés and all, it still manages to oddly entertain.
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- planktonrules
- Dec 18, 2013
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- Runtime1 hour 14 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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