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The Band Plays On

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

Cast

Robert Young

Robert Young

as Tony Ferrera

Stuart Erwin

Stuart Erwin

as Stuffy Wilson

Ted Healy

Ted Healy

as Joe O'Brien

Preston Foster

Preston Foster

as Howdy Hardy

Leo Carrillo

Leo Carrillo

as Angelo

Betty Furness

Betty Furness

as Kitty O'Brien

Russell Hardie

Russell Hardie

as Mike O'Brien

William Tannen

William Tannen

as Rosy Rosenberg

Robert Livingston

Robert Livingston

as Bob Stone

Norman Phillips Jr.

Norman Phillips Jr.

as Stuffy as a Boy

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