

The Band Plays On
“A gay and exciting picture of the laughs and loves and football thrills of college life!”
Overview
A judge hands four wayward boys to a college football coach who turns them into backfield stars.
Top Cast

Robert Young
Tony Ferrera

Stuart Erwin
Stuffy Wilson

Ted Healy
Joe O'Brien

Preston Foster
Howdy Hardy

Leo Carrillo
Angelo

Betty Furness
Kitty O'Brien

Russell Hardie
Mike O'Brien

William Tannen
Rosy Rosenberg

Robert Livingston
Bob Stone
Norman Phillips Jr.
Stuffy as a Boy

David Durand
Tony as a Boy
Beaudine Anderson
Mike as a Boy
Key Film Crew
Production Stats
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