The Great Game (1930)
Dit speelt zich af op Chelsea's voetbalveld Stamford Bridge en bevat optredens van veel echte spelers van die tijd. Dit is de eerste film waarin voetbal het centrale thema is en is herkenbaar modern en authentiek. Het behandelt de dagelijkse drama's, conflicten en liefdesbelangen van spelers en managers in de aanloop naar de bekerfinale.
Regiseur: Jack Raymond
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John Batten as Dicky Brown |
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John Batten as Peggy Jackson |
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Jack Cock as Jim Blake |
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Randle Ayrton as Henderson |
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Neil Kenyon as Jackson |
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Kenneth Kove as Bultitude |
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A.G. Poulton as Banks |
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Billy Blyth as Billy |
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Lew Lake as Tubby |
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Wally Patch as Joe Miller |
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Rex Harrison as George |
| Writing | John Lees | Writer |
| Directing | Jack Raymond | Director |
| Writing | Ralph Gilbert Bettison | Writer |
| Writing | William Hunter | Writer |
| Writing | W.P. Lipscomb | Writer |
| Production | L'Estrange Fawcett | Producer |
| Directing | Geoffrey Boothby | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Basil Emmott | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Stan Jolly | Sound Recordist |
