Aggiungi una trama nella tua linguaThe inspiring film biography of the courageous champion golfer Ben Hogan.The inspiring film biography of the courageous champion golfer Ben Hogan.The inspiring film biography of the courageous champion golfer Ben Hogan.
Robert Adams
- Golf Pro
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Philip Ahlm
- Minor Role
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Myrtle Anderson
- Grace
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Harry Antrim
- Dr. John Everett
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Gilbert Barnett
- Jimmy Mulvaney
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Fred Bishop
- Minor Role
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Harold Blake
- Ben Hogan, Age 14
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Betty Bowen
- Minor Role
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Ralph Brooks
- Crowd Marshal
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George Bruggeman
- Minor Role
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Anne Burr
- Valerie, Age 14
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Lo sapevi?
- QuizThough normally taciturn (if not downright rude at times), Ben Hogan coached Glenn Ford for this film. Hogan then gave Ford the set of clubs he had used to win the US Open.
- ConnessioniReferenced in Due palle in buca (1988)
Recensione in evidenza
Director Lanfield handles this biopic well. He treats with due respect the figure of Ben Hogan as he comes up through the ranks, from amateur to pro. He is capably assisted by high quality B&W photography and superb performances by Ford and, especially, Baxter - the very epitome of a pro's wife, supporting her man while never relinquishing her female rights and wants.
Sadly, Dennis O'Keefe plays the part of many times champion Chuck Williams, but he comes across as a larger than life drunkard who recklessly marries Havoc, who is in her third marriage and reportedly only wants champions for husbands. Both roles strike me as thankless, but not as much as Keating, as the journalist who does not believe Hogan has what it takes to be a pro, keeps mispronouncing Hogan as Hagan, and targeting Hogan for unfair criticism.
Keating becomes even more unlikable when he fails to appear in the film after Hogan's accident. Was the journalist really that heartless? Why such heartlessness? Why does the film announce it so vehemently to the world? Why does it come so close to smearing the name of the journalist? I got the feeling that that part of the flick left something out, as the journalist did not appear to dislike other pros as much as he did Hogan.
Ford plays a convincing and self-effacing Ben Hogan, determined to overcome his handicap at the risk of losing a leg through amputation.
Well worth watching if you like golf. If you don't, like me, the quality of Baxter's and Ford's acting warrants watching.
Sadly, Dennis O'Keefe plays the part of many times champion Chuck Williams, but he comes across as a larger than life drunkard who recklessly marries Havoc, who is in her third marriage and reportedly only wants champions for husbands. Both roles strike me as thankless, but not as much as Keating, as the journalist who does not believe Hogan has what it takes to be a pro, keeps mispronouncing Hogan as Hagan, and targeting Hogan for unfair criticism.
Keating becomes even more unlikable when he fails to appear in the film after Hogan's accident. Was the journalist really that heartless? Why such heartlessness? Why does the film announce it so vehemently to the world? Why does it come so close to smearing the name of the journalist? I got the feeling that that part of the flick left something out, as the journalist did not appear to dislike other pros as much as he did Hogan.
Ford plays a convincing and self-effacing Ben Hogan, determined to overcome his handicap at the risk of losing a leg through amputation.
Well worth watching if you like golf. If you don't, like me, the quality of Baxter's and Ford's acting warrants watching.
- adrianovasconcelos
- 2 dic 2020
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