The Band Plays On
The Band Plays On

The Band Plays On

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1934
1h 27m
8.5(2 votes)
Drama

Overview

A judge hands four wayward boys to a college football coach who turns them into backfield stars.

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32 members
Acting

Robert Young

Tony Ferrera

Robert Young
Acting

Stuart Erwin

Stuffy Wilson

Stuart Erwin
Acting

Ted Healy

Joe O'Brien

Ted Healy
Acting

Preston Foster

Howdy Hardy

Preston Foster
Acting

Leo Carrillo

Angelo

Leo Carrillo
Acting

Betty Furness

Kitty O'Brien

Betty Furness
Acting

Russell Hardie

Mike O'Brien

Russell Hardie
Acting

William Tannen

Rosy Rosenberg

William Tannen
Acting

Robert Livingston

Bob Stone

Robert Livingston
Acting

Norman Phillips Jr.

Stuffy as a Boy

No Image
Acting

David Durand

Tony as a Boy

David Durand
Acting

Beaudine Anderson

Mike as a Boy

No Image
Acting

Betty Jane Graham

Kitty as a Girl

Betty Jane Graham
Acting

Joe Sawyer

Mr. Thomas

Joe Sawyer
Acting

Henry Kolker

Professor Hackett

Henry Kolker
Acting

Harvey Clark

Graduate

Harvey Clark
Acting

Edward Gargan

Lumberjack

Edward Gargan
Acting

Arthur Stuart Hull

Graduate

Arthur Stuart Hull
Acting

John Hyams

Alumni

John Hyams
Acting

John Kelly

Truck Driver

John Kelly
Acting

Charles Lane

Shyster Lawyer

Charles Lane
Acting

Edward LeSaint

Doctor

Edward LeSaint
Acting

Cyril McLaglen

Lumberjack

No Image
Acting

Franklin Parker

Reporter

No Image
Acting

Purnell Pratt

Judge Bone

Purnell Pratt
Acting

Warner Richmond

Lumberjack

Warner Richmond
Acting

Carl Stockdale

Graduate

Carl Stockdale
Acting

Joe Twerp

Freshman with Laundry

No Image
Acting

Arthur Vinton

John F. Hertz

Arthur Vinton
Acting

Bobby Watson

Radio Announcer

Bobby Watson
Acting

Gayne Whitman

Doctor Wilson

Gayne Whitman
Acting

Sidney Miller

Rosy as a Boy

Sidney Miller

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