Jim Thorpe -- All-American (1951) |
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| Director(s) | Michael Curtiz |
| Producer(s) | Everett Freeman |
| Top Genres | Drama, Sports |
| Top Topics | Football (American) |
Featured Cast of Jim Thorpe -- All-American See More »
Burt Lancaster
(as Jim Thorpe)
Charles Bickford
(as Glenn S. 'Pop' Warner)
Steve Cochran
(as Peter Allendine)
Phyllis Thaxter
(as Margaret Miller)
Dick Wesson
(as Ed Guyac)
Billy Gray
(as Jim Thorpe as a Boy)
Jimmy Hawkins
(as Jimmy)
Nestor Paiva
(as Hiram Thorpe)
Jim Thorpe -- All-American Overview:
Jim Thorpe -- All-American (1951) was a Drama - Drama Film directed by Michael Curtiz and produced by Everett Freeman.
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Jim Thorpe -- All-American Quotes:
Jim Thorpe:
Which one of you guys is Lacey?
Ed Lacey, Sportswriter Punched by Thorpe: I'm Lacey.
Jim Thorpe: Well I'm Thorpe!
[punches Lacey]
See More Quotes from Jim Thorpe -- All-AmericanEd Lacey, Sportswriter Punched by Thorpe: I'm Lacey.
Jim Thorpe: Well I'm Thorpe!
[punches Lacey]
Jim Thorpe -- All-American Facts
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Although some people may be confused at the sight of Burt Lancaster playing a native American, in fact, Thorpe himself was not a full-blooded Native American, being part Irish on his mother's side.
At the Carlisle Indian School, when we first see Jim at the blackboard, he is erasing a formula: I = E/R. This is Ohm's law (1827), in which, in an electrical circuit, you can determine I (current, in amps), E (voltage, in volts), or R (resistance, in ohms) by knowing two of the three values.