The Gladiator (1938 film)
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| Directed by | Edward Sedgwick |
| Written by | Philip Wylie (novel The Gladiator) Arthur Sheekman Charlie Melson |
| Produced by | David L. Loew Edward Gross (assistant producer) |
| Starring | Joe E. Brown Man Mountain Dean Dickie Moore June Travis Robert Kent |
| Cinematography | George Schneiderman |
| Edited by | Robert O. Crandall (as Robert Crandall) |
| Music by | Victor Young (uncredited) |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 72 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Gladiator is a 1938 American comedy and fantasy film starring Joe E. Brown, Dickie Moore and June Travis. The movie is an adaptation of Philip Gordon Wylie's 1930 novel Gladiator, which is often credited with having influenced the creation of Superman.[1]
Plot
A man returns to college and is talked into joining the football team. He is a real joke on the team, until he is given a drug that gives him super strength.[2]
Cast
- Main cast
- Joe E. Brown - Hugo Kipp
- Dickie Moore - Bobby
- Man Mountain Dean - Himself
- June Travis - Iris Bennett
- Lucien Littlefield - Professor Danner
- Ethel Wales - Mrs. Danner
- Robert Kent - Tom Dixon
- Donald Douglas - Coach Robbins
- Uncredited appearances
- Richard Alexander - Tough Guy
- William Gould - Professor
- Harrison Greene - Trophy Giver/Jokester
- Sam Hayes - Announcer
- Eddie Kane - Speed Burns
- Marjorie Kane - Miss Taylor, Student
- Milton Kibbee - Assistant Coach
- Wright Kramer - Dr. DeRay
- Edward LeSaint - Committee Member
- Frank Mills - Man in Movie Audience
- Jack Mulhall - Spectator at Wrestling Match
- Lee Phelps - Coach Stetson
- Harry Semels - Hamburger Man
- John Shelton - Student
- Charles Sullivan - Football Fan
- Charles C. Wilson - Theatre Manager
- Robert Winkler
Production
The movie reached theatres two months after the publication of the first appearance of Superman in a comic book.
References
- ^ Jones, Gerard. Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book. New York: Basic Books, 2004 (ISBN 0465036562), p.80. Also see Moskowitz, Sam Explorers of the Infinite: Shapers of Science Fiction, Cleveland, Ohio: The World Publishing Co., 1963 (ISBN 0-88355-130-6), pp.278–295
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0030186/
External links
- The Gladiator at IMDb
- The Gladiator at the TCM Movie Database
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