Jim Thorpe -- All-American

Year:

1951

Duration:

107 min

Genres:

Biography | Drama | Sport

IMDB rate:

6.9

Director:

Michael Curtiz

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1951-08-24

Cast

Actor

Character

Burt Lancaster

Jim Thorpe

Charles Bickford

Glenn S. 'Pop' Warner

Steve Cochran

Peter Allendine

Phyllis Thaxter

Margaret Miller

Dick Wesson

Ed Guyac

Jack Big Head

Little Boy Who Walk Like Bear

Sonny Chorre

Wally Denny (as Suni Warcloud)

Al Mejia

Louis Tewanema

Hubie Kerns

Tom Ashenbrunner

George Barrows

Football Player (uncredited)

Jack Baston

King Gustav (uncredited)

Hal Baylor

Player (uncredited)

John Close

Canton Bulldogs Teammate (uncredited)

James Conaty

Attendee at Sports Dinner (uncredited)

Charles Curtis

Himself - Vice President (archive footage) (uncredited)

Lew Fay

Young Boy (uncredited)

Charles Finney

Young Boy (uncredited)

Joe Gilbert

Spectator (uncredited)

Roy Gordon

Coach John McGraw, N.Y. Giants (uncredited)

Tim Graham

Photographer (uncredited)

Billy Gray

Jim Thorpe as a Boy

Tom Greenway

Coach Howard (uncredited)

Robert Harrison

Locker Room Boy (uncredited)

Jimmy Hawkins

Jimmy - Boy at Vacant Lot (uncredited)

Timmy Hawkins

Young Boy (uncredited)

Joe Haworth

Indian (uncredited)

Chester Hayes

Player (uncredited)

Sam Hayes

1932 Olympics Announcer (uncredited)

Mary Alan Hokanson

Operator (uncredited)

Charles Horvath

Player (uncredited)

Joe Kerr

Chairman, Olympics Board (uncredited)

Edwin Max

Football Manager (uncredited)

Anthony Mazzola

Young Boy (uncredited)

Richard Mazzola

Young Boy (uncredited)

Frank McFarland

Chairman, Olympics Board (uncredited)

Cecil Mears

Indian Student (uncredited)

Ralph Montgomery

Photographer (uncredited)

Eula Morgan

Charlotte Thorpe (uncredited)

Jimmy Moss

Jim Thorpe Jr. (uncredited)

Chris Munson

Indian Athlete (uncredited)

Charles O'Brien

Owner (uncredited)

Jimmy Ogg

Bellboy (uncredited)

Nestor Paiva

Hiram Thorpe (uncredited)

Edward Peil Sr.

First Bartender (uncredited)

Jack Perrin

Spectator (uncredited)

Frank Pharr

Attendant (uncredited)

Norman Phillips Jr.

Reporter (uncredited)

Paul Picerni

Man on Speaker's Platform (uncredited)

Mike Ragan

Ed Lacey, Sportswriter Punched by Thorpe (uncredited)

Barry Regan

Ticket Taker (uncredited)

Dewey Robinson

Second Bartender (uncredited)

Nick Rodman

Frank Pleasant (uncredited)

Peter Roman

Young Boy (uncredited)

Nicky Sardegna

Young Boy (uncredited)

Carl Saxe

Quarterback (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre

1932 Olympics Reporter (uncredited)

Sarah Selby

Miss Benton (uncredited)

Alex Sharp

Player (uncredited)

Robert 'Buddy' Shaw

Spectator (uncredited)

Bob Simpson

New Player (uncredited)

George Spaulding

Doctor Wayne (uncredited)

Bert Stevens

Spectator in Stands at Olympics (uncredited)

Charles Sullivan

Barfly (uncredited)

Ken Swanson

Wildcat

Bobby Taylor

Young Boy (uncredited)

Phil Tead

Chairman, Olympics Board (uncredited)

Max Terhune

Farmer (uncredited)

Buddy Thaw

Spectator (uncredited)

Dale Van Sickel

Motorcycle Cop (uncredited)

Charles Wagenheim

Briggs (uncredited)

Max Wagner

Assistant Coach, N.Y. Giants (uncredited)

Billy Wayne

Dance Contest Manager (uncredited)

Robert Williams

Lafayette Track Coach (uncredited)

Matt Willis

Tom Michaels, Canton Bulldogs Coach (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

At the Carlisle Indian School, when we first see Jim at the blackboard, he is erasing a formula: I = E/R. This is Ohm's law (1827), in which, in an electrical circuit, you can determine I (current, in amps), E (voltage, in volts), or R (resistance, in ohms) by knowing two of the three values.

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Jack Big Head who played Little Boy was a professional football player with the Baltimore Colts in the early 1950's

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Although some people may be confused at the sight of Burt Lancaster playing a native American, in fact, Thorpe himself was not a full-blooded Native American, being part Irish on his mother's side.

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Goofs

The Opening Ceremonies of the 1912 Olympics did not include the raising of the Olympic flag (started in 1928) or the lighting of the Olympic flame (started in 1936).

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Although this movie is based upon the life of a real person (Jim Thorpe) the movie contains the standard disclaimer at the beginning of the movie - that the movie is fictitious and is not based on real persons, events, etc. and that any similarities to real persons or events is coincidental.

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Quotes

Jim Thorpe: Which one of you guys is Lacey?

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Iva Miller: Little Jimmy has the sniffles. Is this interesting? Interesting? Yes No | Share this Share this: Facebook | Twitter | Permalink Hide options Ed Guyac: Well, how do you feel, Chief?

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Charlotte Thorpe: [to Jim's father] You're his father. You taught him all the things he likes to do. Now teach him what he has to do!

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