Saturday's Hero

Saturday's Hero

Theatrical release poster
Directed by David Miller
Produced by Buddy Adler
Screenplay by Sidney Buchman
Millard Lampell
Based on The Hero
1949 novel 
by Millard Lampell
Starring John Derek
Donna Reed
Sidney Blackmer
Alexander Knox
Music by Elmer Bernstein
Cinematography Lee Garmes
Edited by William Lyon
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release dates
September 10, 1951
Running time
111 min.
Country United States
Language English
Box office $1,150,000 (US rentals)[1]

Saturday'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.[2][3][4] 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).

Plot

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.

Steve falls for Melissa (Donna Reed), the daughter of one of the school's rich benefactors, TC McCabe. When he suffers injuries on the field, Steve realizes that a college education will mean more to his future than football will. He also tries to win Melissa's love, over her father's strong objections.

Cast

References

  1. 'The Top Box Office Hits of 1951', Variety, January 2, 1952
  2. "Saturday's Hero". AFI. afi.com. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  3. "Saturday's Hero". FilmAffinity. filmaffinity.com. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  4. http://allmovie.com/work/saturdays-hero-108922

External links

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