Smith of Minnesota (1942)

Directed by

Lew Landers

Genre

drama film, American football film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 06m

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film follows Bruce Smith, a real Heisman Trophy winner from the University of Minnesota, as he plays himself in a story about his football career. It shows his life as a college athlete and the challenges he faces on and off the field.

patrioticsports-focusedupbeatinspirationallight-heartedhistoricbiographicalnostalgic

What happens

Smith of Minnesota is a 1942 American drama film directed by Lew Landers and written by Robert Hardy Andrews. The film stars Bruce Smith, Arline Judge, Warren Ashe, Don Beddoe, Kay Harris and Robert Kellard. The film was released on October 15, 1942, by Columbia Pictures. It is based on University of Minnesota football player Bruce Smith, who won the Heisman Trophy in 1941 and who plays himself in this film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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