Pigskin Parade

Pigskin Parade


20th Century-Fox, 1936, B/W, 93 minutes, ***½

Released October, 1936



Judy Garland's first feature film; she was 14 years old. This was the first and last time MGM ever loaned her to another studio. Stuart Erwin was nominated for Best Supporting Actor, though Fox considered him the leading man. Dixie Dunbar dances to "You're Slightly Terrific", the Yacht club boys sing several of their own tunes including the humorous "We'd Rather Be in College", and Judy sings three terrific songs with gusto. Jack Haley and Patsy Kelly are great as the coach and his domineering wife!



In Charge of Production: Darryl F. Zanuck

Associate Producer: Bogart Rogers

Directed by: David Butler

Assistant Director: Ad Schaumer

Screen Play by: Harry Tugend, Jack Yellen and William Conselman

Based on a story by Arthur Sheekman, Nat Perrin and Mark Kelly

Music and Lyrics: "It's Love I'm After", "You're Slightly Terrific", "You Do the Darndest Things, Baby", "The Balboa", "The Texas Tornado", "T.S.U. Alma Mater" by Lew Pollack and Sidney D. Mitchell

Yacht Club Boys Songs: "Down with Everything", "Woo! Woo!" "We'd Rather Be in College", "Football Song" Written and Sung by The Yacht Club Boys

Musical Direction: David Buttolph

Technical Advisor: Victor M. Kelley

Art Direction: Hans Peters

Set Decorations by: Thomas Little

Costumes: Gwen Wakeling

Sound: Bernard Freericks, Roger Heman

Photography: Arthur Miller

Film Editor: Irene Morra



Awards: Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor (Stuart Erwin). Interestingly, 20th Century-Fox considered Erwin the lead; so his supporting actor nomination was something of a mixed blessing.



Cast: Stuart Erwin [Amos Dodd], Patsy Kelly [Bessie Winters], Jack Haley [Slug Winters], The Yacht Club Boys [Themselves], Johnny Downs [Chip Carson], Betty Grable [Laura Watson], Arline Judge [Sally Saxon], Dixie Dunbar [Ginger Jones], Judy Garland [Sairy Dodd], Anthony (Tony) Martin [Tommy Baker], Elisha Cook, Jr. [H. Tewilliger VanDyck], Sam Hayes [Radio Announcer], Fred Kohler Jr., Grady Sutton, Eddie Nugent, Julius Tannen, Pat Flaherty, Si Jenks [Bits]



Musical Program: [0:13] T.S.U. Alma Mater (sung by Chorus); [0:15] You're Slightly Terrific (sung by Tony Martin, danced by Martin and Dixie Dunbar with Ensemble); [0:20] Woo! Woo! (sung by the Yacht Club Boys); [0:28] We'd Rather Be in College (sung by the Yacht Club Boys); [0:50] Down with Everything (sung by the Yacht Club Boys); [0:58] The Balboa (sung and danced by Dixie Dunbar, Johnny Downs, Betty Grable, Judy Garland, Jack Haley, Patsy Kelly and The Yacht Club Boys); [1:04] You Do the Darndest Things, Baby (sung by Jack Haley); [1:09] The Texas Tornado (sung by Judy Garland); [1:11] It's Love I'm After (sung by Judy Garland); [1:20] The Texas Sunshine (sung by the Yacht Club Boys and Company); [1:30] The Texas Tornado (reprised by Company)