The Gladiator (1938 film)

The Gladiator

Directed by	Edward Sedgwick
Produced by	David L. Loew Edward Gross (assistant producer)
Written by	Philip Wylie (novel The Gladiator) Arthur Sheekman Charlie Melson
Starring	Joe E. Brown Man Mountain Dean Dickie Moore June Travis Robert Kent
Music by	Victor Young (uncredited)
Cinematography	George Schneiderman
Edited by	Robert O. Crandall (as Robert Crandall)
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release dates	August 15, 1938 (1938-08-15)
Running time	72 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Gladiator is a 1938 American comedy and fantasy film starring Joe E. Brown, Dickie Moore and June Travis. The movie is an adaptation of Philip Gordon Wylie's 1930 novel Gladiator, which is often credited with having influenced the creation of Superman.^[1]

Plot

A man returns to college and is talked into joining the football team. He is a real joke on the team, until he is given a drug that gives him super strength.^[2]

Cast

Main cast

Joe E. Brown - Hugo Kipp
Dickie Moore - Bobby
Man Mountain Dean - Himself
June Travis - Iris Bennett
Lucien Littlefield - Professor Danner
Ethel Wales - Mrs. Danner
Robert Kent - Tom Dixon
Donald Douglas - Coach Robbins

Uncredited appearances

Richard Alexander - Tough Guy
William Gould - Professor
Harrison Greene - Trophy Giver/Jokester
Sam Hayes - Announcer
Eddie Kane - Speed Burns
Marjorie Kane - Miss Taylor, Student
Milton Kibbee - Assistant Coach
Wright Kramer - Dr. DeRay
Edward LeSaint - Committee Member
Frank Mills - Man in Movie Audience
Jack Mulhall - Spectator at Wrestling Match
Lee Phelps - Coach Stetson
Harry Semels - Hamburger Man
John Shelton - Student
Charles Sullivan - Football Fan
Charles C. Wilson - Theatre Manager
Robert Winkler

Production

The movie reached theatres two months after the publication of the first appearance of Superman in a comic book.

References

↑ Jones, Gerard. Men of Tomorrow: Geeks, Gangsters, and the Birth of the Comic Book. New York: Basic Books, 2004 (ISBN 0465036562), p.80. Also see Moskowitz, Sam Explorers of the Infinite: Shapers of Science Fiction, Cleveland, Ohio: The World Publishing Co., 1963 (ISBN 0-88355-130-6), pp.278–295
↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0030186/

External links

The Gladiator at the Internet Movie Database
The Gladiator at the TCM Movie Database

Films directed by Edward Sedgwick

Fantômas (1920)
The Bearcat (1922)
The Gentleman from America (1923)
Dead Game (1923)
Shootin' for Love (1923)
Blinky (1923)
The Ramblin' Kid (1923)
The Thrill Chaser (1923)
Hook and Ladder (1924)
Ride for Your Life (1924)
40-Horse Hawkins (1924)
Broadway or Bust (1924)
The Sawdust Trail (1924)
Hit and Run (1924)
The Ridin' Kid from Powder River (1924)
The Hurricane Kid (1925)
The Saddle Hawk (1925)
Let 'er Buck (1925)
The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
Slide, Kelly, Slide (1927)
The Bugle Call (1927)
Spring Fever (1927)
West Point (1927)
Circus Rookies (1928)
The Cameraman (1928)
Spite Marriage (1929)
Free and Easy (1930)
Estrellados (1930)
Doughboys (1930)
Remote Control (1930)
Parlor, Bedroom and Bath (1931)
Maker of Men (1931)
The Passionate Plumber (1932)
Speak Easily (1932)
What! No Beer? (1933)
Horse Play (1933)
Saturday's Millions (1933)
The Poor Rich (1934)
I'll Tell the World (1934)
Here Comes the Groom (1934)
Father Brown, Detective (1934)
Murder in the Fleet (1935)
The Virginia Judge (1935)
Mr. Cinderella (1936)
Pick a Star (1937)
Riding on Air (1937)
Fit for a King (1937)
The Gladiator (1938)
Burn 'Em Up O'Connor (1939)
Air Raid Wardens (1943)
A Southern Yankee (1948)
Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm (1951)
I Love Lucy (1953)

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