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Saturday's Hero - Wikipedia

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Saturday's Hero
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	David Miller
Screenplay by	Sidney Buchman Millard Lampell
Based on	The Hero 1949 novel by Millard Lampell
Produced by	Buddy Adler
Starring	John Derek Donna Reed Sidney Blackmer Alexander Knox
Cinematography	Lee Garmes
Edited by	William Lyon
Music by	Elmer Bernstein
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	September 10, 1951 (1951-09-10)
Running time	111 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1,150,000 (US rentals)^[1]

Saturday's Hero is a 1951 American film noir drama sports film directed by David Miller. It is also known as Idols in the Dust, and stars John Derek and Donna Reed.^[2]^[3]^[4] Saturday's Hero was the first film for Aldo Ray, who was still going by Aldo DaRe, but it was released after his second acting job in My True Story (1951). The film was also the debut score of Elmer Bernstein.^[5]

Plot

Steve Novak, a Polish-American immigrant from a small New Jersey mill town, decides to go to a college in Virginia to play football. He becomes a star player as a freshman, but hears stories of teammates receiving money for their play.

Steve falls for Melissa (Donna Reed), the daughter of one of the school's rich benefactors, TC McCabe. When he suffers injuries on the field, Steve realizes that a college education will mean more to his future than football will. He also tries to win Melissa's love, over her uncle’s strong objections.

Cast

John Derek as Steve Novak
Donna Reed as Melissa
Sidney Blackmer as TC McCabe
Alexander Knox as Professor Megroth
Elliott Lewis as Eddie Adams
Otto Hulett as Coach "Preacher" Tennant
Howard St. John as Belfrage
Aldo Ray as Gene Hausler (as Aldo DaRe)
Alvin Baldock as Francis 'Clay' Clayborne
Wilbur Robertson as Bob Whittier
Charles Mercer Barnes as Moose Wagner
Bill Martin as Joe Mestrovic
Mickey Knox as Joey Novak
Sandro Giglio as Poppa Jan Novak
Tito Vuolo as Manuel

Production

Columbia bought the novel specifically as a vehicle for John Derek.^[6]

The film was known in production as The Hero.The shoot went for 80 days including 35 days of football sequences.^[7]

References

^ 'The Top Box Office Hits of 1951', Variety, January 2, 1952
^ "Saturday's Hero". AFI. afi.com. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
^ "Saturday's Hero". FilmAffinity. filmaffinity.com. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
^ "Saturday's Hero (1951) - David Miller | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".
^ Vagg, Stephen (5 November 2024). "The Cinema of John Derek, Movie Star". Filmink. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
^ Schallert, E. (Nov 23, 1948). "Adler to-produce 'hero' with derek starred; ross to rival lassie". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 165902550.
^ Frank Daugherty (Aug 4, 1950). "John derek and donna reed to star in football story". The Christian Science Monitor. ProQuest 508255370.

External links

Saturday's Hero at IMDb
‹The template AllMovie title is being considered for deletion.› Saturday's Hero at AllMovie
Saturday's Hero at the TCM Movie Database
Saturday's Hero at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

Films directed by David Miller

Penny Wisdom (1937)
The Great Heart (1938)
Drunk Driving (1939)
More About Nostradamus (1941)
Billy the Kid (1941)
Sunday Punch (1942)
Flying Tigers (1942)
Top o' the Morning (1949)
Love Happy (1949)
Our Very Own (1950)
Saturday's Hero (1951)
Sudden Fear (1952)
Twist of Fate (1954)
Diane (1956)
The Opposite Sex (1956)
The Story of Esther Costello (1957)
Happy Anniversary (1959)
Midnight Lace (1960)
Back Street (1961)
Lonely Are the Brave (1962)
Captain Newman, M.D. (1963)
Hammerhead (1968)
Hail, Hero! (1969)
Executive Action (1973)
Bittersweet Love (1976)
The Best Place to Be (1979)

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