The Band Plays On
“A gay and exciting picture of the laughs and loves and football thrills of college life!”
1934•1h 27m•8.3•Released
Drama
A judge hands four wayward boys to a college football coach who turns them into backfield stars.
Director
Russell Mack
Writer
Bernard Schubert, Harvey Gates, Ralph Spence
Languages
English
Cast
Robert Young
Tony Ferrera
Stuart Erwin
Stuffy Wilson
Ted Healy
Joe O'Brien
Preston Foster
Howdy Hardy
Leo Carrillo
Angelo
Betty Furness
Kitty O'Brien
Russell Hardie
Mike O'Brien
William Tannen
Rosy Rosenberg
Robert Livingston
Bob Stone
Norman Phillips Jr.
Stuffy as a Boy
David Durand
Tony as a Boy
Beaudine Anderson
Mike as a Boy
Betty Jane Graham
Kitty as a Girl
Joe Sawyer
Mr. Thomas
Henry Kolker
Professor Hackett
Recommended
6.2
Paterno
2018
6.4
National Champions
2021
7.1
The Express
2008
6.5
Hardball
2001
6.5
Hounddog
2008
6.8
Any Given Sunday
1999
6.9
We Are Marshall
2006
7
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
2013
7.6
Gigi & Nate
2022
6.1
Blue Chips
1994
6.2
Home Run
2013
6.4
Hurry Sundown
1967
5.8
The Girl in the Book
2015
6.6
Hands of Stone
2016
6.7
When the Game Stands Tall
2014
6.5
The Safety of Objects
2002
6.2
Won't Back Down
2012
7
My All American
2015
6.4
The Trials of Cate McCall
2013
6.9
Omaha
2025
Similar Movies
6.7
Lucas
1986
6.9
Friday Night Lights
2004
5.2
The Halfback of Notre Dame
1996
7.7
Remember the Titans
2000
6.7
The Longest Yard
1974
5.4
Semi-Tough
1977
5.9
Leatherheads
2008
6.2
Paterno
2018
7.4
Rudy
1993
6
Outside Providence
1999
6.2
Varsity Blues
1999
7.1
The Express
2008
6.5
The Program
1993
6.2
Kicking and Screaming
1995
7
While Thousands Cheer
1940
7.7
The Blind Side
2009
7
Maker of Men
1931
7.5
Touchdown, Army
1938
5.5
Kids in America
2005
6
Homecoming
2009