Saturday's Hero
| Saturday's Hero | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | David Miller |
| Screenplay by | Sidney Buchman Millard Lampell |
| Produced by | Buddy Adler |
| Starring | John Derek Donna Reed Sidney Blackmer Alexander Knox |
| Cinematography | Lee Garmes |
| Edited by | William Lyon |
| Music by | Elmer Bernstein |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date | September 10, 1951 |
Running time | 111 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1,150,000 (US rentals)[1] |
Saturday's Hero is a 1951 film directed by David Miller. It is also known as Idols in the Dust, and stars John Derek and Donna Reed.[2][3][4] Saturday's Hero was the first film for Aldo Ray, who was still going by Aldo DaRe, but it was released after his second acting job in My True Story (1951).
Plot
Steve Novak, a Polish-American immigrant from a small New Jersey mill town, decides to go to a college in Virginia to play football. He becomes a star player as a freshman, but hears stories of teammates receiving money for their play.
Steve falls for Melissa (Donna Reed), the daughter of one of the school's rich benefactors, TC McCabe. When he suffers injuries on the field, Steve realizes that a college education will mean more to his future than football will. He also tries to win Melissa's love, over her father's strong objections.
Cast
- John Derek as Steve Novak
- Donna Reed as Melissa
- Sidney Blackmer as TC McCabe
- Alexander Knox as Professor Megroth
- Elliott Lewis as Eddie Adams
- Otto Hulett as Coach "Preacher" Tennant
- Howard St. John as Belfrage
- Aldo Ray as Gene Hausler (as Aldo DaRe)
- Alvin Baldock as Francis 'Clay' Clayborne
- Wilbur Robertson as Bob Whittier
- Charles Barnes as Moose Wagner (as Charles Mercer Barnes)
- Bill Martin as Joe Mestrovic
- Mickey Knox as Joey Novak
- Sandro Giglio as Poppa Jan Novak
- Tito Vuolo as Manuel
References
- ^ 'The Top Box Office Hits of 1951', Variety, January 2, 1952
- ^ "Saturday's Hero". AFI. afi.com. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ^ "Saturday's Hero". FilmAffinity. filmaffinity.com. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ^ http://allmovie.com/work/saturdays-hero-108922
External links
- 1951 films
- 1950s drama films
- American drama films
- American football films
- American films
- American black-and-white films
- Columbia Pictures films
- English-language films
- Film scores by Elmer Bernstein
- Films based on American novels
- Films directed by David Miller
- Films set in universities and colleges
- Screenplays by Sidney Buchman