Jim Thorpe -- All-American (1951)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Michael Curtiz

Writers:

Russell Birdwell (biography)
Frank Davis (additional dialogue)

Release Date:

24 August 1951 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama | Sport

Plot:

The triumph and tragedy of Native Anerican Jim Thorpe, who, after winning both the pentathlon and decathlon in the same Olympics, is stripped of his medals on a technicality.

Plot Keywords:

Native American | Coach | Carlisle College | Pentathlon | Decathlon

Cast

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 (as Jack Bighead)
Sonny Chorre	...	Wally Denny (as Suni Warcloud)
Al Mejia	...	Louis Tewanema
Hubie Kerns	...	Tom Ashenbrunner

Also Known As:

Man of Bronze (UK)

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

Finland:S | Sweden:Btl

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

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.

Quotes:

Ed Guyac: Well, how do you feel, Chief?
Little Boy Who Walk Like Bear: Bed soft. Make Little Boy soft. How do you like things?
Ed Guyac: If every Indian was as soft as you, the population of this country would still be in Rhode Island.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Golden Girls: Have Yourself a Very Little Christmas (#5.12)" (1989)

Soundtrack:

Let the Rest of the World Go By

An appreciative look at a true Native American hero

For anyone who watches this film, I think they should seriously consider this one since its real awe-inspiring. Jim Thorpe was truly a REAL American icon not because of what he did for the world of sports; but because he was a Native American First Nations person who had achieved a heck of a lot in his life which as a result made him out to be very famous! :D I don't know if anyone knows this or not but Jim was the very first NFL commissioner way before Pete Rozelle and all those other guys came into the picture. Of course, he super excelled at the football with the track and field activities. So he was really a multi-sport personality.

But........... anyways........ this is why I gave this film a 7 out of 10.