The Big Game

College quarterback gets involved with gamblers and falls for the daughter of a sports columnist. Movie wavers between sports drama, comedy, and crime picture. The football scenes aren't bad, despite the stock footage. The cast is actually decent. Phillip Huston shows a lot of promise. It was apparently his first film role in a limited career. I'm not sure why he didn't break out. He's not bad looking and has a very relaxed screen manner for 1936. Bruce Cabot is fine. Andy Devine is...well, Andy Devine. Donkey voice and all that. An acquired taste for many. James Gleason is great as usual but this isn't one of his better parts. June Travis is a pretty enough love interest, though a little colorless. Some solid support from Guinn Williams and C. Henry Gordon, among other recognizable faces. Despite being a competent production with some good actors, the film is kind of a snore.