Saturday's Hero

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Saturday's Hero
Saturday's Hero -- film poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by David Miller
Screenplay by Sidney Buchman
Millard Lampell
Based onThe Hero
1949 novel
by Millard Lampell
Produced by Buddy Adler
Starring John Derek
Donna Reed
Sidney Blackmer
Alexander Knox
Cinematography Lee Garmes
Edited by William Lyon
Music by Elmer Bernstein
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date
  • September 10, 1951 (1951-09-10)
Running time
111 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1,150,000 (US rentals) [1]

Saturday's Hero is a 1951 American film noir drama sports 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). The film was also the debut score of Elmer Bernstein. [5]

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Plot

Steve Novak, a Polish-American immigrant from a small New Jersey mill town, decides to go to Jackson University, 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, the niece of one of the school's rich benefactors, T. C. 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 T. C.’s strong objections.

Cast

Production

Columbia bought the novel The Hero by Millard Lampell specifically as a vehicle for John Derek. [6]

The film was known in production as The Hero. The shoot went for 80 days including 35 days of football sequences. [7]

See also

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. ↑ "Saturday's Hero (1951) - David Miller | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".
  5. ↑ Vagg, Stephen (5 November 2024). "The Cinema of John Derek, Movie Star". Filmink. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  6. ↑ Schallert, E. (Nov 23, 1948). "Adler to-produce 'hero' with derek starred; ross to rival lassie". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest   165902550.
  7. ↑ Frank Daugherty (Aug 4, 1950). "John derek and donna reed to star in football story". The Christian Science Monitor. ProQuest   508255370.
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