Saturday's Hero

1951 NR 1h 51m 6.3

A star high school football player goes through the ups and downs of 'big-time' college athletics in the 1950's.

High school football hero Steve Novak finds himself caught up in the world of big-time college athletics at Jackson University in the 1950's. He must balance his desire to get an education with the high expectations of his coach and "benefactor," by whose grace he is attending Jackson. Still applicable today, the movie shows that the problems of college athletics are not just a new phenomenon.

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Info about Saturday's Hero

Studio(s): Columbia Pictures

Originally Released: Mar 01, 1951

Production Country: United States

Box Office Gross: $1,150,000.00

Genres: Drama, Sport