Saturday's Hero
The big-time college football story that's never been told before!
1951 | 111m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | David Miller |
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| Writer: | Millard Lampell, Sidney Buchman |
| Staring: |
| A talented high school football player encounters trouble in a college program. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 01, 1951 |
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| Director: | David Miller |
| Writer: | Millard Lampell, Sidney Buchman |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | college, scholarship |
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $1,150,000
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: May 01, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| John Derek | Steve Novak |
| Donna Reed | Melissa McCabe |
| Sidney Blackmer | T.C. McCabe |
| Alexander Knox | Professor Megroth |
| Elliott Lewis | Eddie Abrams |
| Aldo Ray | Gene Hausler (as Aldo DaRe) |
| Howard St. John | Belfrage |
| Otto Hulett | Coach 'Preacher' Tennant |
| Alvin Baldock | Francis 'Clay' Clayborne |
| Wilbur Robertson | Bob Whittier |
| Charles Barnes | Moose Wagner (as Charles Mercer Barnes) |
| Bill Martin | Joe Mestrovic |
| Mickey Knox | Joey Novak |
| Sandro Giglio | Poppa Jan Novak |
| Tito Vuolo | Manuel |
| Don Gibson | Red Evans |
| Frances Chaney | Nurse (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Millard Lampell | Novel |
| Robert Peterson | Art Direction |
| Lee Garmes | Director of Photography |
| William A. Lyon | Editor |
| Lou Smith | Publicist |
| David Miller | Director |
| Sidney Buchman | Screenplay |
| Jean Louis | Costume Design |
| Elmer Bernstein | Music |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Buddy Adler | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
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