Knute Rockne, All American - Lloyd Bacon, William K. Howard
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98min
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American football
Plot:
Lars Rockne and his family, including his four year old son Knute, emigrate to Chicago in 1892 from their native Norway. By his his mid-twenties Knute saves enough to attend obscure Notre Dame University, where he excels in football and chemistry. He and a teammate develop the forward pass as an offensive weapon while working as life guards on summer break and use it to upset heavily favored Army in a historic game. After graduation Rockne becomes a teacher while coaching part time but ultimately abandons academics to devote all his energies to football. During his tenure as head coach at the school, he develops such outstanding players as George Gipp, who dies prematurely from a strep infection, and the Four Horseman while introducing many innovative tactics including the backfield shift. Rockne, known for his staccato motivational speeches, devotes his life to maintaining the integrity of the sport he loves and promoting it as an integral component in the development of the American character.
Cast:
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Bonnie Gwendoline Skiles
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George Gipp
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Father Julius Nieuwland
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Committee Chairman
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Father John Callahan
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Lars Knutson Rockne
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Doctor
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Gus Dorais
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Martha Rockne
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The Four Horseman #1
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The Four Horseman #2
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The Four Horseman #3
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The Four Horseman #4
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Knute Rockne
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Worker #1
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Worker #2
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Worker #3
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Reporter #1
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Reporter #2
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Kansas Farmer Witnessing Airplane Crash
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Elder in Norway #1
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Player #1
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Bathing Beauty #1
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Newsboy
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O'Reilly
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Boy Quarterback
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Trainer
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Elder in Norway #2
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Reporter When Knute is Ill
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Messenger
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Reporter on Train
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West Point Football Player
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Train Porter
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Telephone Operator #1
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Army Assistant Coach
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Notre Dame Coach Harper
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Man Wheeling Knute's Wheelchair
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Callahan's Secretary
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Boy #1
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Player #2
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Committee Member #1
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Student
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Assistant Coach Hunk Anderson
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New York Reporter When Knute is Ill
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Boy #2
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Bathing Beauty #2
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Boy Captain
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Student at Train Station
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Western Union Clerk in Kansas City
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Bathing Beauty #3
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Bathing Beauty #4
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Player #3
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Player Eating Bonnie's Chicken
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Extra at Train Station
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#12 Player
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Army Coach
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Distraught Player
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Extra at Committee Hearing
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Committee Member #2
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Boy Center
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Isobel
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Professor
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Elder in Norway #3
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Commissioner at Hearing
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Boy #3
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Gambler
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Tommy
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Football Fan at Game
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Telephone Operator #2
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