The Band Plays On

A gay and exciting picture of the laughs and loves and football thrills of college life!

8.5/1019341h 27mReleased

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A judge hands four wayward boys to a college football coach who turns them into backfield stars.

Released: Dec 21, 1934

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Robert Young

Tony Ferrera

Stuart Erwin

Stuffy Wilson

Ted Healy

Joe O'Brien

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