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The Rose Bowl Story

  • 19521952
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 13m
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
84
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
88,849
94,992
Vera Miles and Marshall Thompson in The Rose Bowl Story (1952)
ComedyDramaRomance
The newly crowned Rose Bowl Princess and a tough but tender football player find the California Rose Bowl is an area for their budding romance.The newly crowned Rose Bowl Princess and a tough but tender football player find the California Rose Bowl is an area for their budding romance.The newly crowned Rose Bowl Princess and a tough but tender football player find the California Rose Bowl is an area for their budding romance.
IMDb RATING
5.4/10
84
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
88,849
94,992
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    • Director
      • William Beaudine
    • Writer
      • Charles R. Marion(original story and screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Marshall Thompson
      • Vera Miles
      • Richard Rober
    Top credits
    • Director
      • William Beaudine
    • Writer
      • Charles R. Marion(original story and screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Marshall Thompson
      • Vera Miles
      • Richard Rober
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    • 3User reviews
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    Natalie Wood, Vera Miles, and Marshall Thompson in The Rose Bowl Story (1952)
    Natalie Wood, Vera Miles, and Marshall Thompson in The Rose Bowl Story (1952)
    Natalie Wood in The Rose Bowl Story (1952)
    Jim Backus, Ann Doran, Keith Larsen, Vera Miles, Richard Rober, Marshall Thompson, and Barbara Wooddell in The Rose Bowl Story (1952)
    Vera Miles in The Rose Bowl Story (1952)
    Natalie Wood, James Dobson, Vera Miles, and Marshall Thompson in The Rose Bowl Story (1952)
    The Rose Bowl Story (1952)
    Natalie Wood, Jim Backus, Ann Doran, Clarence Kolb, and Vera Miles in The Rose Bowl Story (1952)
    Vera Miles and Marshall Thompson in The Rose Bowl Story (1952)
    Vera Miles and Marshall Thompson in The Rose Bowl Story (1952)
    Vera Miles and Marshall Thompson in The Rose Bowl Story (1952)

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    Marshall Thompson
    Marshall Thompson
    • Steve Davis
    Vera Miles
    Vera Miles
    • Denny Burke
    Richard Rober
    Richard Rober
    • Coach James Hadley
    Natalie Wood
    Natalie Wood
    • Sally Burke
    Keith Larsen
    Keith Larsen
    • Bronc Buttram
    Tom Harmon
    Tom Harmon
    • Game Announcer
    Ann Doran
    Ann Doran
    • Mrs. Addie Burke
    James Dobson
    James Dobson
    • Allie Bassler
    Jim Backus
    Jim Backus
    • Michael 'Iron Mike' Burke
    Clarence Kolb
    Clarence Kolb
    • 'Gramps' Burke
    Barbara Wooddell
    • Mrs. Mary Hadley
    • (as Barbara Woodell)
    Bill Welsh
    Bill Welsh
    • Bill Welsh
    Jean Andren
    • Nurse
    • (uncredited)
    Gertrude Astor
    Gertrude Astor
    • Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    Lela Bliss
    Lela Bliss
    • Miss Atkinson
    • (uncredited)
    Herbert B. Brackett
    • Umpire Selkirk
    • (uncredited)
    Oran Breeland
    • Dave
    • (uncredited)
    Paul Bryar
    Paul Bryar
    • Assistant Coach Martin
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • William Beaudine
    • Writer
      • Charles R. Marion(original story and screenplay)
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    Top review
    Simple, corny, yet enjoyable movie.
    A quaint, if corny, image of Americana in the near-postwar era. College football star (who will be playing in the Rose Bowl) is in love with poor girl. Jim Backus as poor girl's dad in a role he'll refine for Rebel W/O A Cause. Typical gags such as worn chair with springs sticking out. While the movie is typical of so many B movies (thin, simple plot), I watched this while staying up all night on New Year's Eve and enjoyed it greatly.
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    • Aug 4, 1999

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 24, 1952 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • A História de Rose Bowl
    • Filming locations
      • Pasadena, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Monogram Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 13 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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