Knute Rockne All American

How does a Norwegian immigrant's son end up shaping the most famous football program in the country? Lloyd Bacon's 1940 film follows Knute Rockne (Pat O'Brien) from his student days to his years as head coach at Notre Dame, with Ronald Reagan as the player George Gipp. Bonnie Skiles Rockne (Gale Page) and Father John Callahan (Donald Crisp) stay close by, and real coaches like Pop Warner and Amos Alonzo Stagg turn up playing themselves.