Un yanqui en Oxford (1938)
The roving romances of a two-fisted American!
Género : Drama, Romance
Tiempo de ejecución : 1H 42M
Director : Jack Conway
Escritor : Malcolm Stuart Boylan, Walter Ferris, George Oppenheimer
Sinopsis
Lee Sheridan, un joven americano viene a estudiar a la Universidad de Oxford, pero desde el primer momento cae mal al resto de estudiantes, por su actitud descarada. Tras varios encontronazos con los profesores y la mujer del librero local, se convertirá en un héroe cuando se una al equipo de remo, para batir al eterno enemigo: la Universidad de Cambridge.
Sonny Weaver Jr. (Costner), director general de los Browns de Cleveland, intenta fichar al número uno para su equipo de fútbol americano. La decisión que va a tomar implica sacrificios que pueden afectar a su vida personal y profesional y, además, puede significar un gran cambio en la vida de un grupo de jóvenes que sueñan con jugar en la NFL.
Narra las andanzas de un grupo de adolescentes con tendencia a buscarse problemas, como drogarse, provocar accidentes o liarse con adultos como sus profesores. Adaptación de una serie de historias cortas de James Franco.
The son of a disgraced Olympic decathlete prepares to become a star in his own right. His quest is complicated by a beautiful girl and a bitter rival.
Young David Morton, heir to millions, has been over-zealously restrained from normal youthful activities by his two old-maid Aunts, Harriet and Agatha. In an outburst from his confinement, he meets lovely Gertrude, and promises to race her injured-brothers car in the Big Race. Between the gangsters trying to win the race by disabling him, and his bungling bodyguards trying to bring him home safely, David has a battle to win the race and Gertrude's heart.
In-Son is a young benchwarmer with aspirations of breaking into the first team, which is littered with established stars. The opening game of the season hands him his opportunity, but his lack of experience coupled with the expectation of the crowd leave him with little success on the pitch. The side loses, forcing the manager and the team back to the drawing board.
When Sarah has a chance to go to a first class university and to join its premiere athletic club, her suburban mother is fearful of the change and refuses to help financially. But Sarah's roommate knows that they will get a grant if they marry. Sarah agrees but only to discover that her true heart lies elsewhere. Sarah prefers to run.
El director Alyosha Pause muestra en su documental "Trainer!" el proceso de evolución de los entrenadores de fútbol en Alemania, desde la educación de un simple jugador hasta el entrenador de fútbol. (FILMAFFINITY)
Francis Doublier does bicycle tricks in the street.
El jugador de fútbol americano Terry Evanshen (David James Elliott), casado con Lorraine (Wendy Crewson) y padre de tres niñas, sufre un terrible accidente a raíz del cual queda sumido en un coma. Tras una temporada de gran sufrimiento para su familia, Terry despierta convertido en un hombre con una mente primaria, de un niño de 5 años, y sin recordar nada de su vida pasada.
Lamont Carr (Richard T. Jones), un exjugador de baloncesto, entrena a un pequeño equipo de un instituto judío. Con su esperanza, conseguirá que unos pequeños sin apenas probabilidades de ganar consigan lo imposible: ganar la liga infantil.
The hitting record of Joe Di Maggio is about to broken by a black player. However a person who feels that it is sacred threatens the player if he breaks the record. Lou Mattoni, a detective who is a little racist, is assigned to the case.
Red Bull Rampage: implacable, aterrador, traicionero, y el mejor evento del año para ciclistas de montaña de paseo libre. Desde el edificio hasta la preparación, echa un vistazo a toda la acción del icónico evento, que tuvo lugar en la zona desolada de Virgin, Utah.
Shows a young black boy and a white boy in a lively set-to. They finally collapse in the centre of the ring after they have fought themselves to a stand-still. The referee proceeds to count them both out, and the seconds empty buckets of water on the fighters.
A talented high school football player encounters trouble in a college program.
Short clip of a football match, filmed on the Lumière cinematograph, 33 years before FIFA's 1st World Cup.
This picture shows the Columbia crossing the line, leading the Shamrock by about 1/2 mile. The Shamrock is plainly seen in the distance and she later comes up and crosses the line in the same picture.
From 2003 until 2008 Mike Gerken lived and worked in Truk Lagoon in the recreational diving business and amassed one of the largest collections of underwater video, archival film and still images ever assembled and spent four years producing this documentary on Truk Lagoon. See excerpts from the film below.