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Maker of Men (1931)

Maker of Men poster
Directed by
Edward Sedgwick
Genre
drama film, American football film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 11m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a pre-Code drama about a father and son. The father is a football coach and the son wants to play the sport. Their relationship is tested by the son's choices.

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What happens

Maker of Men is a 1931 American pre-Code sports melodrama film directed by Edward Sedgwick and written by Howard J. Green and Edward Sedgwick. Produced by Columbia Pictures Corporation, the film stars Jack Holt, Richard Cromwell, and Joan Marsh. It also features John Wayne in a supporting role. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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