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  • Rose Bowl (1936)
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    75 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport
Rose Bowl (1936)
Approved
75 min | Comedy, Romance, Sport

Paddy O'Riley and Ossie Merrill, Bellport high school football heroes, enroll in distant colleges; Paddy at a small school in the East, where he is barely a substitute, and Ossie at a powerhouse-football school, where he is an instant star...See morePaddy O'Riley and Ossie Merrill, Bellport high school football heroes, enroll in distant colleges; Paddy at a small school in the East, where he is barely a substitute, and Ossie at a powerhouse-football school, where he is an instant star and all-American candidate. They leave behind Cheers Reynolds, who is fond of Paddy, who works in her family's drugstore, but she loves Ossie almost as much as he loves himself. Paddy makes friends with team fullback Dutch Schultz, who accompanies him on vacation, and they arrive back in Bellport just as Ossie is also coming home on break. Florence Taylor is also in town on a film junket. Unknown to any of the others, Paddy and Florence had gone to high school together. Back at school and three years later, Paddy and Dutch learn that their football team could get invited to the coveted Rose Bowl to play against Ossie's team, if it could get enough publicity (pre-BCS days) that would attract a large crowd. They are soon up to their hip-pads in publicity when the newspapers learn that Paddy is in love with Cheers, who is in love with Ossie, who is in love with Florence, who loves Schultz. The Eastern team gets invited. Cheers, on an innocent mission, is discovered in Paddy's room the night before the game by Coach Soapy Moreland, who suspends Paddy from the team and orders him to turn in his uniform which, based on the unrealities that this film portrays as college football (even in the 1930's), he probably had hanging on a hook in his hotel room closet. Written by Les Adams See less
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Director
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Marguerite Roberts (screenplay) | Francis Wallace (story "O'Reilly of Notre Dame")
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Oct 30, 1936 (United States)

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85 cast members
Name Known for
Eleanore Whitney
Cheers Reynolds Cheers Reynolds   See fewer
Tom Brown
Paddy O'Riley Paddy O'Riley   See fewer
Buster Crabbe
Ossie Merrill (as Larry Crabbe) Ossie Merrill (as Larry Crabbe)   See fewer
William Frawley
Soapy Moreland Soapy Moreland   See fewer
Benny Baker
Dutch Schultz Dutch Schultz   See fewer
Nydia Westman
Susie Reynolds Susie Reynolds   See fewer
Nick Lukats
Donovan Donovan   See fewer
Priscilla Lawson
Florence Taylor Florence Taylor   See fewer
Jimmy Conlin
Browning Hills (as James Conlin) Browning Hills (as James Conlin)   See fewer
Louis Mason
Thornton (Chauffer) Thornton (Chauffer)   See fewer
Herbert Ashley
Pitt Fan (uncredited) Pitt Fan (uncredited)   See fewer
Hooper Atchley
Photographer (uncredited) Photographer (uncredited)   See fewer
Sonny Bupp
Young Boy (uncredited) Young Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Wheaton Chambers
Wallace (uncredited) Wallace (uncredited)   See fewer
Lon Chaney Jr.
Sierra Football Player (uncredited) Sierra Football Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Paula DeCardo
Cheerleader (uncredited) Cheerleader (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Depp
King (uncredited) King (uncredited)   See fewer
Ellen Drew
Mary Arnold (uncredited) Mary Arnold (uncredited)   See fewer
Phil J. Dubovsky
Football Player (uncredited) Football Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Jerry Fletcher
Booster Club Band Member (uncredited) Booster Club Band Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Glen Galvin
Football Player (uncredited) Football Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Tod Goodwin
Football Player (uncredited) Football Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Harriette Haddon
Cheerleader (uncredited) Cheerleader (uncredited)   See fewer
Ray Hanford
Football Fan (uncredited) Football Fan (uncredited)   See fewer
Owen Hansen
Football Player (uncredited) Football Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Jim Henderson
Football Player (uncredited) Football Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Gene Hibbs
Football Player (uncredited) Football Player (uncredited)   See fewer
John David Horsley
Football Player (uncredited) Football Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Earl Jamison
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
William Jeffrey
Hay (uncredited) Hay (uncredited)   See fewer
June Johnson
Girl (uncredited) Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
James Jones
Football Player (uncredited) Football Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Judels
Mr. Schultz (uncredited) Mr. Schultz (uncredited)   See fewer
Donald Kerr
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard Kipling
Barber (uncredited) Barber (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Kruger
Team Manager (uncredited) Team Manager (uncredited)   See fewer
Gil Kuhn
Football Player (uncredited) Football Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Lora Lane
Cheerleader (uncredited) Cheerleader (uncredited)   See fewer
Billy Lee
Young Boy (uncredited) Young Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Buck Mack
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Hugh McArthur
Student (uncredited) Student (uncredited)   See fewer
Donald McNeil
Football Player (uncredited) Football Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Gertrude Messinger
Girl (uncredited) Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Helaine Moler
Cheerleader (uncredited) Cheerleader (uncredited)   See fewer
Bert Moorhouse
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Boyd 'Red' Morgan
Football Player (uncredited) Football Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Frances Morris
Assistant Publicist (uncredited) Assistant Publicist (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Murphy
Football Player (uncredited) Football Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Miles Norton
Football Player (uncredited) Football Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Gene O'Brien
Young Boy (uncredited) Young Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Spec O'Donnell
Undergraduate (uncredited) Undergraduate (uncredited)   See fewer
Dennis O'Keefe
Jones (uncredited) Jones (uncredited)   See fewer
Pat O'Malley
Photographer (uncredited) Photographer (uncredited)   See fewer
George Ovey
Booster Club Band Member (uncredited) Booster Club Band Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Garry Owen
Announcer (uncredited) Announcer (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Paige
Football Player (uncredited) Football Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Nick Pappas
Football Player (uncredited) Football Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Anthony Pawley
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Angelo Peccianti
Football Player (uncredited) Football Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Edward Peil Jr.
Undergraduate (uncredited) Undergraduate (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Perry
Manager (uncredited) Manager (uncredited)   See fewer
Joe Ploski
Swenski (uncredited) Swenski (uncredited)   See fewer
Thomas Pogue
Rooter (uncredited) Rooter (uncredited)   See fewer
Peter Potter
Holt (uncredited) Holt (uncredited)   See fewer
Joe Preninger
Football Player (uncredited) Football Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Hal Price
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Henry Roquemore
Booster Club Band Member (uncredited) Booster Club Band Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Bodil Rosing
Mrs. Schultz (uncredited) Mrs. Schultz (uncredited)   See fewer
Art Rowlands
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Lyman H. Russell
Football Player (uncredited) Football Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Joe Sawyer
Announcer (uncredited) Announcer (uncredited)   See fewer
Syd Saylor
Booster Club Band Member (uncredited) Booster Club Band Member (uncredited)   See fewer
John Sheehan
Orville Jensen (uncredited) Orville Jensen (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Sherlock
Photographer (uncredited) Photographer (uncredited)   See fewer
Antrim Short
Assistant Director (uncredited) Assistant Director (uncredited)   See fewer
Edward Shuey
Football Player (uncredited) Football Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Katharine Snell
Cheerleader (uncredited) Cheerleader (uncredited)   See fewer
Milburn Stone
Booster Club Band Member (uncredited) Booster Club Band Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Bernard Suss
Spectator (uncredited) Spectator (uncredited)   See fewer
Leavitt Thurlow Jr.
Football Player (uncredited) Football Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Ray Wehba
Football Player (uncredited) Football Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Williams
Football Player (uncredited) Football Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles C. Wilson
Burke (uncredited) Burke (uncredited)   See fewer
Dick Winslow
Boy (uncredited) Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
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