Trouble Along the Way

film by Curtiz [1953]

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"Trouble Along the Way" is a 1953 film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring John Wayne. The film is a drama that centers on a football coach facing various challenges. Wayne plays Father John, a Catholic priest who is also the coach of a struggling college football team. He must contend with a lack of resources, a rival coach, and the moral dilemmas that arise from trying to win at12

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Michael Curtiz
Last films of Michael Curtiz
…of the same name, and Trouble Along the Way starred John Wayne as a football coach who stretches the rules in an attempt to reverse the fortunes of a small college in financial straits. The anticlimactic ending to Curtiz’s 28-year career at Warner Brothers came in 1954 with The Boy…
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…of the same name, and Trouble Along the Way starred John Wayne as a football coach who stretches the rules in an attempt to reverse the fortunes of a small college in financial straits. The anticlimactic ending to Curtiz’s 28-year career at Warner Brothers came in 1954 with The Boy…
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Donna Reed
… (1947), Saturday’s Hero (1951), and Trouble Along the Way (1953; with John Wayne). She finally had a chance to play against type when she was cast as a hardheaded prostitute who is surprised by her own vulnerability in the acclaimed epic From Here to Eternity (1953); her emotionally charged performance…
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… (1947), Saturday’s Hero (1951), and Trouble Along the Way (1953; with John Wayne). She finally had a chance to play against type when she was cast as a hardheaded prostitute who is surprised by her own vulnerability in the acclaimed epic From Here to Eternity (1953); her emotionally charged performance…
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