| Pigskin Parade | |
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 Promotional release poster | |
| Directed by | David Butler |
| Written by | William M. Conselman Mark Kelly Nat Perrin Arthur Sheekman Harry Tugend Jack Yellen |
| Produced by | Bogart Rogers Darryl F. Zanuck |
| Starring | Stuart Erwin Patsy Kelly Jack Haley Betty Grable Judy Garland |
| Cinematography | Arthur C. Miller |
| Edited by | Irene Morra |
| Music by | David Buttolph |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $900,000[1] |
Pigskin Parade is a 1936 Americanmusical comedy film which tells the story of husband-and-wifecollege football coaches who convince a backwoods player to play for their team so they can go to the big game. It was written byWilliam M. Conselman, Mary Kelly,Nat Perrin,Arthur Sheekman, Harry Tugend andJack Yellen, and was directed byDavid Butler.
The cast includesStuart Erwin (in an Oscar-nominated performance),Jack Haley,Patsy Kelly,Arline Judge,Dixie Dunbar,Johnny Downs,Betty Grable,Tony Martin andJudy Garland in her feature film debut. The film was distributed by20th Century Fox.
Due to a misunderstanding,Yale inadvertently invites the small Texas State University to come to Connecticut and play against its football team for a benefit game. Coincidentally, TSU has just hired a new coach, Slug Winters, who arrives at the college with his wife Bessie just in time to hear the announcement that the team is to play Yale.
The coach digs in to whip the team into shape, with Bessie's help, she knowing more about football than Slug does. But just before the big game, Bessie causes an accident and the team's quarterback Biff Bentley breaks his leg. All seems hopeless until Slug and Bessie stumble across an Arkansashillbilly named Amos Dodd,, who throws a football like no one they have ever seen. They find him tossing melons with his sister, Sairy Dodd.
The only problem remaining is to figure a way to get the college to enroll the hillbilly so that he can take the place of the injured quarterback. Amos also falls for attractive student Sally Saxon, bringing out jealousy in her rich suitor Mortimer Higgins.
Texas State travels to the game at Yale, which is played in a blizzard. During half-time, The Yacht Club Boys sing their planned entertainment: "We Brought The Texas Sunshine Down With Us". The freezing Yale crowd responds with a barrage of snowballs. Yale is leading 7-6 in the final minutes when Slug accidentally knocks himself unconscious on the sideline. Bessie takes over and sends in a play, which hillbilly Amos runs barefoot for the winning touchdown, To celebrate their victory, everyone sings the "Texas Tornado."[2]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 1936 | Stuart Erwin | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor | Nominated |
