Francis Wallace

Walter Gulick (Elvis Presley) é um jovem que, após sair do exército, vai parar em um centro de treinamento para aspirantes a boxeadores, o Grogan's Gym, que fica na região onde ele nasceu. Walter quer ser mecânico de carros, pois tem experiência no ramo, mas o dono do lugar, Willy Grogan (Gig Young), não pode empregar ninguém, pois atravessa uma crise financeira bem grave. Por acaso Gulick é usado em um treino de boxe e, apesar de não ter nenhuma noção de defesa, nocauteia seu oponente. Willy vê a possibilidade de financeiramente se recuperar caso ele passe a empresariar Gulick, que poderia ser um bom pugilista se fosse corretamente treinado. Quando Gulick nocauteia um gângster, que estava sendo inconveniente com Rose (Joan Blackman), a namorada de Grogan, este não tem mais dúvidas. Em razão de Walter ser respeitador passou a ser "Kid Galahad" e lhe foi dada uma chance de mostrar suas habilidades em um ringue de boxe

An escaped circus lion provides the impetus for the meeting of carnival owner Nick Coster and Matt Varney, a small-town man who suddenly becomes a lion tamer when he manages to subdue the big cat. While acclimating to carnival life, Matt begins a romance with Nick's sister, Mary, causing tension between Matt and Nick. The latter must also juggle his stormy relationship with glamorous circus star Flo Lorraine.

Fight promoter Nick Donati grooms a bellhop as a future champ, but has second thoughts when the 'kid' falls for his sister.

Paddy O'Riley and Ossie Merrill, Bellport high school football heroes, enroll in distant colleges; Paddy at a small school in the East, where he is barely a substitute, and Ossie at a powerhouse-football school, where he is an instant star and all-American candidate. They leave behind Cheers Reynolds, who is fond of Paddy, who works in her family's drugstore, but she loves Ossie almost as much as he loves himself. Paddy makes friends with team fullback Dutch Schultz, who accompanies him on vacation, and they arrive back in Bellport just as Ossie is also coming home on break. Florence Taylor is also in town on a film junket. Unknown to any of the others, Paddy and Florence had gone to high school together. Back at school and three years later, Paddy and Dutch learn that their football team could get invited to the coveted Rose Bowl to play against Ossie's team, if it could get enough publicity (pre-BCS days) that would attract a large crowd...

A quarterback stands against gangsters out to control the college sports scene.

Featuring members of the 1931 National Champion football team from the University of Southern California Trojans, with team members Russell Saunders and Oscar "Dutch" Hendrian also cast in roles other than just team members.

Tony, the son of Italian immigrants, works in a smoky steel mill in Gary, Indiana. He wins a company scholarship which will enable him to attend Yale college. Over the four years of his college career he learns about football, love, and class prejudice.

Football coach Dan Curtis is eager for his small college team to win at all costs.