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Maker of Men is a american film of genre Drama directed by Edward Sedgwick released in USA on 3 august 1931 with Jack Holt

Maker of Men (1931)

Maker of Men
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Released in USA 3 august 1931
Length 1h11
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama
Rating51% 2.581272.581272.581272.581272.58127

Maker of Men is a 1931 American Pre-Code melodrama directed by Edward Sedgwick and written by Howard J. Green and Edward Sedgwick. The film starred Jack Holt, Richard Cromwell, and Joan Marsh, and featured a young John Wayne in a supporting role. The film was released by Columbia Pictures Corporation studio.

Synopsis

Coach Dudley (Jack Holt) is a hard-driving college football coach, who strives to shape the character of his players, transforming them into real men. Unfortunately, the Coach's son, Bob (Richard Cromwell), who plays for him, hates sports and participates only because he is forced to do so. Bob lets his team down through cowardice and laziness and as a result is rejected by his father, his college sweetheart Dorothy (Joan Marsh), and his school. Bob joins a rival college team with the plan to defeat his father's team. In the end, Bob pulls himself together to win the Big Game, proving himself worthy of his father's name.

Actors

Jack Holt

(Dudley)Richard Cromwell

(Bob Dudley)Joan Marsh

(Dorothy)John Wayne

(Dusty Rhodes)Natalie Moorhead

(Mrs. Rhodes)
And :
Richard Tucker
Walter Catlett
Ethel Wales
Ward Bond
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