Saturday, November 13, 2021

Knute Rockne, All American (1940)

Hmm, turns out the "K" is pronounced. Best remembered for its short appearance by Ronald Reagan as "The Gipper", 'Knute Rockne, All American' is a hagiographic account of Norwegian born Notre Dame University football star turned coach Knute Rockne. Though ably played by Pat O'Brien I didn't find the movie all the interesting, I'm not a football guy, though I can apricate that the film felt like something of a watershed to many a sports minded Catholic. For a far better inspiring sports movie from around the same time see 'Pride of the Yankees'. **

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