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Maker of Men

  • 1931
  • Passed
  • 1h 11m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
155
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John Wayne in Maker of Men (1931)
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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.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.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.

  • Director
    • Edward Sedgwick
  • Writers
    • Howard J. Green
    • Edward Sedgwick
  • Stars
    • Jack Holt
    • Richard Cromwell
    • Joan Marsh
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.2/10
    155
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Edward Sedgwick
    • Writers
      • Howard J. Green
      • Edward Sedgwick
    • Stars
      • Jack Holt
      • Richard Cromwell
      • Joan Marsh
    • 5User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Jack Holt
    Jack Holt
    • Coach Dudley
    Richard Cromwell
    Richard Cromwell
    • Bob Dudley
    Joan Marsh
    Joan Marsh
    • Dorothy
    Natalie Moorhead
    Natalie Moorhead
    • Mrs. Rhodes
    Walter Catlett
    Walter Catlett
    • McNeil
    John Wayne
    John Wayne
    • Dusty Rhodes
    Robert Alden
    • Chick
    Richard Tucker
    Richard Tucker
    • Mr. Rhodes
    Ethel Wales
    Ethel Wales
    • Aunt Martha
    Paul Hurst
    Paul Hurst
    • Gabby
    Ward Bond
    Ward Bond
    • Football Player Pat
    • (uncredited)
    Sidney Bracey
    Sidney Bracey
    • Curtis the Lawyer
    • (uncredited)
    Buster Crabbe
    Buster Crabbe
    • Football Player
    • (uncredited)
    Mike McKee
    • Football Player
    • (uncredited)
    Joe Sawyer
    Joe Sawyer
    • Bennett the Monroe Coach
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Edward Sedgwick
    • Writers
      • Howard J. Green
      • Edward Sedgwick
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    5boblipton

    Fumbles The Ball

    Jack Holt is a college football coach, and has been for decades. However, his teams have not been performing well, and there's talk of getting rid of him. When his son, Richard Cromwell, comes to college, his father puts him on the team. He ever, Cromwell dies poorly under pressure, and wants to quit. Holt won't let him.

    It's a great start to the movie, and if they had followed through, it would have had something serious to say about fathers, sons, toxic masculinity and other subjects. This however, is a Columbia picture with Holt their biggest star, so they pulled up short for a sentimental ending. Too bad.

    It's an early supporting role for John a Wayne as the captain of the team. He's sixth-billed and gets three lines. His USC team mate, Ward Bond, doesn't get a screen credit.
    Single-Black-Male

    The Intonations of John Wayne's Movements

    The 24 year old Law student turned actor (John Wayne) has incredible timing in this film. He captures your attention in the medium shots even though he is the not the principal artiste. He reacts to situations rather than instigates them.
    4shakercoola

    Sporting pic fails at fourth down

    An American drama; A story about a student who can't cut it on the football field and is rejected by his father who is also team coach, the school and even his girlfriend. He joins a rival college to prove a point. This melodrama has a a theme about machismo and a son trying to live up to a father's unreasonable expectations. Richard Cromwell is fine as the lead but it's Jack Holt who shoulders the load to make their conflict work. The story's setting is livened by a lot of exterior photography but the field action is not always knitted in to the story. For a short feature it built up the tension but the finale was banal and wrapped up far too quickly.

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      Bob Dudley: Hello, Bob.

      Bob Dudley: Dad, I wanted to talk to you about something...

      Bob Dudley: Alright, I'll be right with you in just a moment. Well what's on your mind?

      Bob Dudley: I'm, well, I want to turn in my suit.

      Coach Dudley: You want to what?

      Bob Dudley: I want to turn in my suit.

      Coach Dudley: Do you know what you're saying?

      Bob Dudley: Of course I do.

      Coach Dudley: You're crazy! What's gotten into you?

      Bob Dudley: I don't know how to tell you, Dad but I've tried to, a lot of times.

      Coach Dudley: Tried to what?

      Bob Dudley: Oh, you're making it tough for me. I don't know how to say it.

      Coach Dudley: Come on, out with it. What is it?

      Bob Dudley: Alright then, I'll tell you. I can't play football the way you want me to. Now you know. I don't know what it is but I seem to lose all my nerve just when I shouldn't. I can't take punishment.

      Coach Dudley: What you're trying to tell me is that you're yellow.

      Bob Dudley: Alright, call it anything you like. All i know is, I want to quit. I never want to play a game of football again. I never want to hear about it. I never want to talk about it. I'm sick of it. I'm tired of it. I hate it!

      Coach Dudley: [with extreme scorn] You don't like football. You hate football.

      Bob Dudley: [now seated] Dad, you don't understand.

      Coach Dudley: You're absolutely right, I don't understand. I don't understand how a man, or a thing that calls himself a man, can admit that he's a coward. A measly, whimpering coward.

      Coach Dudley: My son! My son! Get up! Get up! There's one thing that I'm not going to allow you to do do and that's disgrace me publicly.

      Bob Dudley: Dad... ..

      Bob Dudley: "Coach", to you. You're still on my team, unfortunately. You're turning in no suit, you're going to play whether you like it or not. You're going to play as you've never played before. You're going to play if they break every bone in your body, if have to drag you out on the field. I'd rather do that than have the world know that I have a son that was yellow!

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    • Release date
      • December 10, 1931 (Argentina)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • O Vencedor
    • Production company
      • Columbia Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 11 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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