A college football star struggles to return integrity to the game.A college football star struggles to return integrity to the game.A college football star struggles to return integrity to the game.
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Al St. John
- Andy Jones
- (as Al St.John)
Reginald Barlow
- History Professor
- (uncredited)
Rodney Bell
- Student in Soda Shop
- (uncredited)
Roger Clark
- Unknown role
- (uncredited)
Frank Coghlan Jr.
- Sumner - Football Player
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis film's earliest documented telecast took place in Altoona Friday 15 June 1956 on WFBG (Channel 10); it soon became a popular local favorite and first aired in Philadelphia Thursday 12 July 1956 on WFIL (Channel 6) , in Detroit Monday 10 September 1956 on WJBK (Channel 2), in Memphis Saturday 15 September 1956 on WHBQ (Channel 13), in San Francisco Wednesday 10 October 1956 on KPIX (Channel 5), in New York City Tuesday 16 October 1956 on WOR (Channel 9), in Los Angeles Sunday 11 November 1956 on KHJ (Channel 9), in Dallas Saturday 16 November 1956 on WBAP (Channel 5), in Pittsburgh Tuesday 27 November 1956 on KDKA (Channel 2), in both New Haven and in Miami Saturday 8 December 1956 on WNHC (Channel 8) and on WITV (Channel 17), and in Cincinnati Friday 28 December 1956 on WLW-T (Channel 5).
- GoofsThe sports announcer at the climactic game identifies Calton's opponent as a university even though it was introduced in on-screen print as a college.
- ConnectionsReferenced in American Experience: The Battle Over Citizen Kane (1996)
Featured review
Almost Impossible Standard
Saturday's Heroes is a film starring Van Heflin and he's one of the many college football players who pack the stands and earn money for the colleges they attend. But they themselves are held to an almost impossible standard to maintain amateur status. It's a problem we still face today.
The problem has also been dealt with far better in films like The Program and Johnny B. Goode that are of more recent vintage. This was a B picture for RKO and either the script was bad or in the editing this film got butchered. At times it was incoherent and some of Van Heflin's character motivations made no sense.
Best performance in the film was a former college football player John Arledge who was caught at professionalism and drummed out of school. His scene with Heflin was most effective.
Better films were done on this issue although Van Heflin is never bad in anything he does.
The problem has also been dealt with far better in films like The Program and Johnny B. Goode that are of more recent vintage. This was a B picture for RKO and either the script was bad or in the editing this film got butchered. At times it was incoherent and some of Van Heflin's character motivations made no sense.
Best performance in the film was a former college football player John Arledge who was caught at professionalism and drummed out of school. His scene with Heflin was most effective.
Better films were done on this issue although Van Heflin is never bad in anything he does.
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- bkoganbing
- Dec 13, 2016
Details
- Runtime1 hour
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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