Maker of Men (1931)
Bob plays football badly so his father Coach Dudley, his girlfriend Dorothy and his school reject him. He joins a rival college team and aims to defeat his dad's team.
Top billed cast
Jack HoltDudley
Richard CromwellBob Dudley
Joan MarshDorothy
John WayneDusty Rhodes
Natalie MoorheadMrs. Rhodes
Richard TuckerMr. Rhodes
Walter CatlettMcNeil
Ethel WalesAunt Martha
Robert AldenChick
Paul HurstGabby
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