Saturday's Heroes
A college football star struggles to return integrity to the game.
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"Should college football players be paid? That question is still being asked 80 years after this movie asked it. Van Heflin was 29 years old, perhaps a bit past the age of his college football quarterback character, but he was perfectly believable in what seems to be his fifth movie role. He gives a great performance, and makes me wonder why he wasn't more of a star. His character's love interest was lovely Marian Marsh, who reminded me of one of the Lane sisters. She was an excellent actress, but her bio here at IMDb tells a heart-breaking story of foolishness on the part of Holl..."
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This film's earliest documented telecast took place in Altoona Friday 15 June 1956 on WFBG (Channel 10); it soon became a popular local favorite and first aired in Philadelphia Thursday 12 July 1956 on WFIL (Channel 6) , in Detroit Monday 10 September 1956 on WJBK (Channel 2), in Memphis Saturday 15 September 1956 on WHBQ (Channel 13), in San Francisco Wednesday 10 October 1956 on KPIX (Channel 5), in New York City Tuesday 16 October 1956 on WOR (Channel 9), in Los Angeles Sunday 11 November 1956 on KHJ (Channel 9), in Dallas Saturday 16 November 1956 on WBAP (Channel 5), in Pittsburgh Tuesday 27 November 1956 on KDKA (Channel 2), in both New Haven and in Miami Saturday 8 December 1956 on WNHC (Channel 8) and on WITV (Channel 17), and in Cincinnati Friday 28 December 1956 on WLW-T (Channel 5).
📖 Synopsis
A college football star struggles to return integrity to the game.