Synopsis
A man returns to college and is talked into joining he football team and is a real joke on the team, until he is given a drug that gives him super strength.
Movie Information
- Director
- Edward Sedgwick
- Writers
- Arthur Sheekman, Charlie Melson
- Release Year
- 1938
- Runtime
- 72 minutes
- Genre
- Comedy
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 9.0 / 10 (1 votes)
Top Cast
Joe E. Brown
Hugo Kipp
June Travis
Iris Bennett
Frank Leavitt
The Wrestler
Dickie Moore
Bobby
Lucien Littlefield
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Robert Kent
Tom Dixon
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