Jim Thorpe – All-American (1951)
He wore America's heart over his!
1951 · 1h 47m · Drama
Genres: Drama
The triumph and tragedy of Native American Jim Thorpe, who, after winning both the pentathlon and decathlon in the same Olympics, is stripped of his medals on a technicality.
Director: Michael Curtiz
Writers: Jim Thorpe, Russell Birdwell, Douglas Morrow
Music by: Max Steiner
Cinematography: Ernest Haller
Editor: Folmar Blangsted
Cast
Burt Lancaster as Jim ThorpeCharles Bickford as Glenn S. 'Pop' WarnerSteve Cochran as Peter AllendinePhyllis Thaxter as Margaret MillerDick Wesson as Ed GuyacJack Big Head as Little Boy Who Walk Like Bear (as Jack Bighead)Sonny Chorre as Wally Denny (as Suni Warcloud)Al Mejia as Louis TewanemaHubie Kerns as Tom AshenbrunnerNestor PaivaEula MorganJimmy Ogg as Bellboy (uncredited)More like this
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