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...
Eleanore Whitney
as 'Cheers' Reynolds
Tom Brown
as Paddy O'Riley
Buster Crabbe
as Ossie Merrill
William Frawley
as 'Soapy' Moreland
Benny Baker
as 'Dutch' Schultz
Nydia Westman
as Susie Reynolds
Nick Lukats
as Donovan
Priscilla Lawson
as Florence Taylor
Adrian Morris
as Doc
Jimmy Conlin
as Browning Hills
Louis Mason
as Thornton
Lon Chaney Jr.
as Sierra Football Player
