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Pigskin Parade

  • 1936
  • Approved
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
819
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Stuart Erwin, Jack Haley, Arline Judge, and Patsy Kelly in Pigskin Parade (1936)
ComedyMusicalSport

Married coaches Slug and Bessie find hillbilly football tosser Amos and the team gets invited to the Yale Bowl.Married coaches Slug and Bessie find hillbilly football tosser Amos and the team gets invited to the Yale Bowl.Married coaches Slug and Bessie find hillbilly football tosser Amos and the team gets invited to the Yale Bowl.

  • Director
    • David Butler
  • Writers
    • Harry Tugend
    • Jack Yellen
    • William M. Conselman
  • Stars
    • Stuart Erwin
    • Patsy Kelly
    • Jack Haley
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    819
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • David Butler
    • Writers
      • Harry Tugend
      • Jack Yellen
      • William M. Conselman
    • Stars
      • Stuart Erwin
      • Patsy Kelly
      • Jack Haley
    • 23User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 nomination total

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    Stuart Erwin
    Stuart Erwin
    • Amos Dodd
    Patsy Kelly
    Patsy Kelly
    • Bessie Winters
    Jack Haley
    Jack Haley
    • Slug Winters
    The Yacht Club Boys
    The Yacht Club Boys
    • Singing Quartette
    Johnny Downs
    Johnny Downs
    • Chip Carson
    Betty Grable
    Betty Grable
    • Laura Watson
    Arline Judge
    Arline Judge
    • Sally Saxon
    Dixie Dunbar
    Dixie Dunbar
    • Ginger Jones
    Judy Garland
    Judy Garland
    • Sairy Dodd
    Tony Martin
    Tony Martin
    • Tommy Barker
    • (as Anthony Martin)
    Fred Kohler Jr.
    Fred Kohler Jr.
    • Biff Bentley
    Grady Sutton
    Grady Sutton
    • Mortimer Higgins
    Elisha Cook Jr.
    Elisha Cook Jr.
    • Herbert Van Dyke
    Edward J. Nugent
    Edward J. Nugent
    • Sparks
    • (as Eddie Nugent)
    Julius Tannen
    Julius Tannen
    • Dr. Burke
    Carol Adams
    Carol Adams
    • Student
    • (uncredited)
    Lynn Bari
    Lynn Bari
    • Football Game Spectator
    • (uncredited)
    Jack Best
    • Prof. McCormick
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • David Butler
    • Writers
      • Harry Tugend
      • Jack Yellen
      • William M. Conselman
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      The film has two oddly prophetic connections to The Wizard of Oz (1939). It features both Judy Garland and Jack Haley, who would later become Dorothy and the Tin Man. Also, Haley's line "I haven't got a brain" presages the theme song for his "Oz" co-star Ray Bolger (the Scarecrow).
    • Goofs
      The last name of Elisha Cook Jr.'s character is spelled "Van Dyke" in the end credits. However, every time it is seen on-screen during the film, e.g. on the pamphlets he hands out, it is spelled "Van Dyck."
    • Quotes

      Slug Winters: We haven't got a chance! We haven't got a chance!

      Bessie Winters: You haven't got a brain either.

      Slug Winters: I haven't got a brain... What are you doing here?

    • Connections
      Edited into Myra Breckinridge (1970)
    • Soundtracks
      It's Love I'm After
      Lyrics by Sidney D. Mitchell
      Music by Lew Pollack
      Performed by Judy Garland

    User reviews23

    Featured review

    Light fare, lots o' fluff

    Pigskin Parade is a light-hearted football-themed musical (how many of those are there?) and is most notable for being the feature debut for a young Judy Garland. MGM loaned her out to Fox (the only time she made a film at another studio for the next 14 years) because they didn't know what to do with the little girl with the grown-up voice. Guess they solved that problem, huh?

    Not too much of the film is noteworthy aside from Judy's performances and it's interesting to note that she co-starred with Jack Haley, the father of the Tin-Man who she would star with, 4 years later, in the Wizard Of Oz.
    • jenabaum
    • Nov 8, 2000
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    • Release date
      • October 23, 1936 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Harmony Parade
    • Filming locations
      • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum - 3911 S. Figueroa Street, Exposition Park, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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