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Saturday's Hero is a american film of genre Drama directed by David Miller released in USA on 1 march 1951 with John Derek
Saturday's Hero (1951)
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Add to a movie listSaturday's Hero is a 1951 film directed by David Miller. It is also known as Idols in the Dust, and stars John Derek and Donna Reed. Saturday's Hero was the first film for Aldo Ray, who was still going by Aldo DaRe, but it was released after his second acting job in My True Story (1951).
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Steve Novak, a Polish-American immigrant from a small New Jersey mill town, decides to go to a college in Virginia to play football. He becomes a star player as a freshman, but hears stories of teammates receiving money for their play.Actors
John Derek
(Steve Novak)
Donna Reed
(Melissa McCabe)
Sidney Blackmer
(T.C. McCabe)
Alexander Knox
(Professor Megroth)
Aldo Ray
(Gene Hausler (as Aldo DaRe))
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