Knute Rockne All American (1940)
| Release Date | 04 October 1940 |
| Genre | Biography, Drama, Sport |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Black and White |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Biopic [feature], Sports Drama, Docudrama |
| Mood | Pick-Me-Ups |
| Themes | Football Players, Cinderella Stories, Underdogs, Fighting the System |
| Tones | Rousing, Stirring, Heartwarming, Tense, Earnest |
| Tags | Coach, College, Crash, Disease, Football, Football Player, Funeral, Immigrant, Priest, Sports |
Knute Rockne, All American is a 1940 biographical film which tells the story of Knute Rockne, Notre Dame football coach. It stars Pat O'Brien, Ronald Reagan, Gale Page, Donald Crisp, Albert Bassermann, Owen Davis, Jr., Nick Lukats, Kane Richmond, William Marshall and William Byrne. It also included a cameo by legendary football coach Amos Alonzo Stagg, who played himself. The role of "George 'The Gipper' Gipp" by Ronald Reagan gave him the nickname of "The Gipper" for the rest of his life.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Moreau Choir Of Notre Dame
Themselves
Nick Lukats
Four Horseman
William Marshall
Four Horseman
William Byrne
Four Horseman
William 'Bill' Spaulding
Himself
Eddy Chandler
Worker
Pat Flaherty
Worker
William Haade
Worker
Erville Alderson
Kansas Farmer Witnessing Airplane Crash
Rudolph Anders
Elder in Norway
Peter Ashley
Player
Evelyn Atchinson
Bathing Beauty
Tommy Baker
Newsboy
Tommy Bennett
O'Reilly
Georgie Billings
Boy Quarterback
David Bruce
Reporter When Knute is Ill
Cliff Clark
Danny, Post Office Paymaster
Richard Clayton
O'Flaherty, a Student
Joe Cunningham
Reporter on Train
Donald Curtis
West Point Football Player
Billy Dawson
Knute Rockne Jr., Age 12
Dudley Dickerson
Train Porter
David Dickinson
Bill Rockne, Age 10
Bunky Fleischman
Bill Rockne, Age 5
John Gallaudet
Notre Dame Coach Harper
Peter B. Good
Bill 'Billy' Rockne, Age 2
Sol Gorss
Man Wheeling Knute's Wheelchair
Jack Grant Jr.
Bill Rockne, Age 14
Billy Gratton
Jackie Rockne, Age 4
Harry Harvey Jr.
Boy
Michael Harvey
Player
Patricia Hayes
Jeannie Rockne, Age 10
George Haywood
Student
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian
Assistant Coach Hunk Anderson
Danny Jackson
Boy
Lois James
Bathing Beauty
Dickie Jones
Boy Captain
Owen King
Western Union Clerk in Kansas City
Marilyn Kinsley
Bathing Beauty
Pete Mehringer
Player
Carlyle Moore Jr.
Player Eating Bonnie's Chicken
Paul Panzer
Extra at Train Station
Sam Rice
Extra at Committee Hearing
Ruth Robinson
Molly, Gipp's Mother
Jeffrey Sayre
Jeff, Reporter on Train
Billy Sheffield
Knute Rockne, age 4
Edwin Stanley
Committee Member
Phil Thorpe
Boy Center
Ruth Tobey
Isobel
Frederick Vogeding
Elder in Norway
David Wade
Knute Rockne, Age 7
Garry Watson
Boy
Charles C. Wilson
Gambler
Robert Winkler
Tommy
Jack Wise
Football Fan at Game
Director
Writer
Robert Buckner
Mrs. Knute Rockne
Producer
Robert Fellows
associate producer
Original Music
Heinz Roemheld
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Cinematographer
Editor
Ralph Dawson
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Art Director
Robert M. Haas
Costume Designer
Milo Anderson
Makeup Department
Perc Westmore
makeup artist
Production Manager
Jack L. Warner
executive in charge of production
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Frank Anthony
assistant director
Jesse Hibbs
assistant director
Sound Department
Charles Lang
sound
Special Effects
Byron Haskin
special effects
Rex Wimpy
special effects
Editorial Department
Music Department
Ray Heindorf
orchestral arranger
Other Crew
J.A. Haley
technical advisor
Nick Lukats
technical advisor
Production Company
First National Pictures
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Warner Bros. Pictures
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Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Hosh Posh Video
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MGM/UA Home Entertainment
Warner Home Video
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