Bob Dudley (Richard Cromwell) is the wimpy son of Coach Dudley (Jack Holt), who is in charge of the local college’s football team. Bob joins the team out of a sense of family obligation but he turns out to be a cowardly player who would rather fumble the ball than take a hard hit. Coach Dudley is disgusted with his son. Bob’s girlfriend (Joan Marsh) dumps him. Bob drops out of school and disappears for two years and no one seems to care. Then, on the day of a big game, Bob reappears playing for another college. Despite Coach Dudley’s team being led by All-American Dusty Rhoades (John Wayne!), Bob leads the rival team to victory. He’s won Coach Dudley’s respect. Coach Dudley is probably going to get fired.
This was one of the weirdest sports films that I’ve ever seen. Usually, you would expect Coach Dudley to bring out the best in his son or to understand that his son is just not meant to be a football player. Instead, Bob is forced to drop out of college! Bob returns just so he can defeat his father. The slight Richard Cromwell is not a convincing football player. On the other hand, John Wayne is a convincing football player but his role is tiny. The movie is a little over an hour long and 20 minutes of that running time is taking up with grainy footage of an actual football game.
The best thing about the film? It reminds us that everyone, even John Wayne, had to start somewhere.
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The inherited contradictions contained within Romanticism
Romanticism today? Dominant models? Absolute wisdom? Disappearance of Vice and Folly? Rational Order which attempts to avoid an incomprehensible world. The incapable differences between Greek and ancient Hebrew civilizations. Mythical giants of bearded Gods that control Man. Vast changes have occurred, a Pacific Ocean that separates Ancient civilizations from Modern society.
Romanticism a permanent state of Mind? Utterly absurd. Human development dynamic not static. Catastrophic events and the explosion of genius forces Mankind throughout the Ages to improvise and change. Rousseau, the father of Romanticism – his ‘Social Contract’ sparked the French Revolution and the human barbarity which ensued. No such thing as Universal knowledge. Great upheavals pit knowledge vs. irrational emotions.
1760 – 1830 a great break in humanity occurred – the rise of Democracy and citizenship overthrew classic feudalism and with its agriculturally based economies. Later replaced by the Industrial revolution and the mass population transfer from rural farms to urban cities. Prior to this human landslide the 30 Year War where Europeans slaughtered one another – only matched by WWI.
Muhammad, another example of genius producing a human earthquake. Hegel and Marx more modern human Earthquakes that shattered society. This political philosophers introduced Socialism and class warfare. .Human consciousness continually shifts and changes. Human progress: one step forward and two steps in retreat.
The noun ‘peace’ does not correctly translates to the verb ‘shalom’. The latter stands upon ‘trust’. The former by contrast simple political and religious rhetoric propaganda by which tyrants herd sheeple populations. Like Obama’s political slogan of “change” which enticed Americans between 2008 – 2016. Another example of political rhetoric, Bush’s ‘New World Order’. All revolutions produce there equal and opposite counter-revolutions. An example: the political dispute between Hillery Clinton vs. Donald Trump in the 2016 Presidential elections.
Why do corrupt DemoCRAPS slander and libel Mr. Musk? Why do these public criminals denounce Musk’s efforts to stop Washington Bureaucratic fraud to the American people? Many public officials in Congress implicated for insider trading. Specifically Nancy Pelosi’s corruption, blatantly obvious.
Elon Musk exposes why Democrats don’t want ‘waste and fraud’ to be turned off – YouTube
Social Security payments to 150 year old dead Americans. Vast Federal bureaucracy ignores the politically appointed people. Bureaucracies do not implement President Trump’s policies. 92% of bureaucratic employees voted for Kamala Harris. Mr. Musk’s tech support teach employs about 100 people. A 2 Trillion dollar deficit. Mr. Musk declares he does not want the Federal Government going bankrupt. His goal seeks to save 1 Trillion dollars to the US treasury. 20 million dead people on the Social Security books. That’s a lot of fraudulent money. Entitlement spending a huge Federal fraud. Democraps don’t want the waste and fraud cut off because its a huge magnet which attracts illegal immigrants importation of voters. California does not require voter ID.
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