The read
Audiences rate it 23 points higher than critics do. It runs a compact 1h 17m.
Synopsis
A football halfback has a heart condition, a nagging wife and a team secretary who loves him.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes40%
Audiences rate it 23 points higher than critics do.
21 audience votes
Key crew
- Charles SchneeScreenplay
- Jacques TourneurDirector
- Roy WebbOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Victor MaturePete Wilson
- Lucille BallAnne, Lenahan's Secretary
- Lizabeth ScottLiza Wilson
- Sonny TuftsTim 'Pappy' McCarr
- Lloyd NolanLenahan
- Paul StewartDave Argus
- Jack PaarScoop Spooner
- Jeff DonnellPenny McCarr
- Art BakerHoward Vollmer
- Gordon JonesBill 'Holly' Holloran
- Don BeddoeJaeger
- Richard ErdmanBuddy Morgan
Stills
Themes
sportsamerican footballlos angeles, californiaheart condition