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Idol of the Crowds

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Director
  
Arthur Lubin

Cinematography
  
Harry Neumann

Country
  
United States

6/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Drama, Romance, Sport

Duration
  

Language
  
English

Idol of the Crowds movie poster

Release date
  
September 30, 1937 (1937-09-30)

Writer
  
George Waggner (story), George Waggner (screenplay), Harold Buckley (screenplay)

Cast
  
John Wayne
(Johnny Hanson),
Sheila Bromley
(Helen Dale),
Charles Brokaw
(Jack Irwin),
Bill Burrud
(Bobby (as Billy Burrud)),
Jane Johns
(Peggy)

Genres
  
Drama, Romance Film, Black-and-white

Similar movies
  
Rocky IV
,
Rocky III
,
Pulp Fiction
,
Rocky II
,
Rocky V
,
Rocky

Idol of the Crowds is a 1937 American drama sport film directed by Arthur Lubin and starring John Wayne as an ice hockey player. It was originally called Hell on Ice by the Hays Office requested this be changed.

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Plot

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The New York Panthers ice hockey team is struggling in the standings. A scouting team headed by Kelly (Hopton) heads to Maine where they've heard of a promising former amateur player. He turns out to be John Hanson (Wayne), now a chicken farmer.

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Hanson does not wish to return to the game, but when he learns how much money he can make, he agrees solely so he can make enough to upgrade his farm. His skills make him an instant sensation, but as the team heads toward the championship series, he runs afoul of crooked gamblers and the beautiful woman (Bromley) they tempt him with.

Cast

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  • John Wayne as Johnny Hansen
  • Sheila Bromley as Helen Dale
  • Charles Brokaw as Jack Irwin
  • Bill Burrud as Bobby
  • Jane Johns as Peggy
  • Huntley Gordon as Harvey Castle
  • Frank Otto as Joe Garber
  • Russell Hopton as Kelly
  • Hal Neiman as Squat Bates
  • Virginia Brissac as Mrs. Dale
  • George Lloyd as Spike Regan
  • Clem Bevans as Andy Moore
  • Wayne Castle as Swifty
  • Lloyd Ford as Hank
  • Lee Ford as Elmer

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