Film
Idol of the Crowds
United States- Director
- Arthur Lubin
- Year
- 1937
Retired hockey player Johnny Hansen, in order to make money to enlarge his chicken farm, returns to the game and leads his team into the championship series. Just before the series starts, he is offered a bribe to throw the games but refuses. An attempt is made on his life which results in Bobby, the team's mascot, being injured.
Top cast
John Wayne
Johnny Hanson
Sheila Bromley
Helen Dale
Charles Brokaw
Jack Irwin
Bill Burrud
Bobby (as Billy Burrud)
Jane Johns
Peggy
Huntley Gordon
Harvey Castle
Frank Otto
Joe Garber
Russell Hopton
Kelly
Hal Neiman
Squat Bates
Virginia Brissac
Mrs. Dale
George Lloyd
Spike Regan
Clem Bevans
Andy Moore (as Clem Bevins)
Wayne Castle
Swifty Hanson
Lloyd Ford
Hank
Lee Ford
Elmer Hanson
Edward Peil Sr.
Det. Sgt. Baker (uncredited)
Wilfred Lucas
Doctor (uncredited)
Theodore Lorch
Man with Irwin at Bar (uncredited)
Directed by
Arthur Lubin
Written by
Harold Buckley, George Waggner
