| The Rose Bowl Story | |
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| Directed by | William Beaudine |
| Written by | Charles R. Marion |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Harry Neumann |
| Edited by | Walter Hannemann |
| Music by | Marlin Skiles |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Monogram Pictures |
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Running time | 73 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Rose Bowl Story is a 1952 Americanromance film directed byWilliam Beaudine and starringMarshall Thompson,Vera Miles andRichard Rober, featuring a youngNatalie Wood.[1] The film was made inCinecolor. It follows the relationship between acollege football player and his girlfriend.[2][3]
Qualifying to play in the illustriousRose Bowl football game onNew Year's Day, a Midwestern college's quarterback, Steve Davis, is less enthusiastic than expected, as playing football does not excite him, but his teammate Bronc Buttram is thrilled. Their coach, Jim Hadley, is equally pleased because his ill wife has gone to warmerGlendale, California for her health, allowing him to spend more time with her.
Steve perks up inPasadena while meeting the Rose Bowl's committee and particularly the tournament's queen, Denny Burke, a beauty in a fur coat. Steve believes she is wealthy as well as beautiful and manages to get her telephone number. He cannot get through, however, because Denny's younger sister Sally is always tying up the phone.
Finding her house, Steve learns she is a middle-class girl whose dad, "Iron Mike" Burke, once played in a Rose Bowl game himself. Denny takes exception to Steve's disappointment that she is not rich and to his blasé attitude toward the Rose Bowl, a tradition her family loves. The self-involved Steve develops a guilty conscience.
Agreeing to spendNew Year's Eve with her family, Steve stands up Denny because he is at the hospital, where Coach Hadley's wife has taken a turn for the worse. He gets busy signals phoning because Sally's hogging it again. Next morning, Bronc explains to Denny and she is relieved. At the game, the coach announces his wife's going to be all right. Steve leads the team to victory, unselfishly letting Bronc score the winning touchdown. He and Denny are in love and plan to marry.
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