In Northern England in the early 1960s, Frank Machin is mean, tough and ambitious enough to become an immediate star in the rugby league team run by local employer Weaver. Read More »
Sport
Fat City (1972) John Huston, Stacy Keach, Jeff Bridges, Susan Tyrrell
The film tells the story of two boxers and their problems. Read More »
The Homestretch (1947) H. Bruce Humberstone, Cornel Wilde, Maureen O’Hara, Glenn Langan
A film that qualifies as a Travelogue Documentary in that it contains footage of world-famous race tracks such as England’s Ascot Read More »
Racing Lady (1937) Wallace Fox, Ann Dvorak, Smith Ballew, Harry Carey
In a film advertised and sold as a Damon Runyon story, but actually combined elements from his “All Scarlet” and another story written by J. Robert Bren and Norman Houston called “Odds Are Even” Read More »
Winning (1969) James Goldstone, Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Robert Wagner
Frank Capua is a rising star on the race circuit who dreams of winning the big one–the Indianapolis 500. Read More »
Kid Nightingale (1939) George Amy, John Payne, Jane Wyman, Walter Catlett
A singing waiter gets into an argument with some obnoxious customers and winds up knocking them out. Read More »
Players (1979) Anthony Harvey, Ali MacGraw, Dean Paul Martin, Maximilian Schell
A rising tennis star falls for an older woman engaged with a wealthy man she doesn’t love. Read More »
The Devils Hairpin (1957) Cornel Wilde, Jean Wallace, Arthur Franz
Cocky car racer Nick Jargin has retired since he nearly caused the death of his brother at a hairpin bend on a circuit. Read More »
Hothead (1979) Jean-Jacques Annaud, Patrick Dewaere, France Dougnac, Dorothée Jemma
François Perrin plays football at the AS Trincamp. During a training session, he gets into a fight with Bertier, the team’s star, and is ordered off the field. Read More »
Hold That Line (1952) William Beaudine, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, John Bromfield
In a precursor to Trading Places (1983), the Bowery Boys are enrolled in a fancy college by a pair of rich snobs who think they can turn the Boys into classy guys. Read More »