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Trouble Along the Way

1953 · 110 min

A gentle, old-fashioned mix of sports scrapes and custody worries, carried by easy charm and a soft heart.

Directed by
Michael Curtiz
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
John Wayne, Donna Reed, Chuck Connors
Tagline
Wild, Wayne and Wonderful All The Way!
Overview
Struggling to retain custody of his daughter following his divorce, football coach Steve Williams finds himself embroiled in a recruiting scandal at the tiny Catholic college he is trying to bring back to football respectability.

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Directed by
Michael Curtiz
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
John Wayne, Donna Reed, Chuck Connors
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • parenthood
  • redemption
  • faith
  • family
  • ambition
Places
  • school
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Michael Curtiz
Written by
Jack Rose, Melville Shavelson
Starring
John Wayne, Donna Reed, Chuck Connors, Charles Coburn, Tom Tully, Sherry Jackson, Marie Windsor, Tom Helmore
Music
Max Steiner
Cinematography
Archie Stout
Runtime
110 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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