Idol of the Crowds

• Director: Arthur Lubin
• AMG Rating:
• Genre: Drama
• Movie Type: Sports Drama
• Themes: Work Ethics
• Main Cast: John Wayne, Charles Brokaw, Billy Burrud
• Release Year: 1937
• Country: US
• Run Time: 62 minutes

Plot

Signed for a series of B pictures by Universal in 1936, John Wayne alternated between westerns and modern-day adventure yarns. Idol of the Crowds stars Wayne as a hockey player, threatened with more bodily harm than usual when he refuses to cheat. Leading lady Sheila Bromley falls in love with Wayne due to his "no funny business" stance. Alas, honesty has its price: Wayne's enemies contrive to seriously injure the hockey team's 12 year old mascot Billy Burrud. Idol of the Crowds was produced by Paul Malvern, the man responsible for John Wayne's earlier western series for Lone Star/Monogram. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

• John Wayne - Johnny Hanson
• Charles Brokaw - Jack Irwin
• Billy Burrud - Bobby

Huntly Gordon - Harvey Castle; Frank Otto - Joe Garber; Russell Hopton - Kelly; Virginia Brissac - Mrs. Dale; George Lloyd - Spike Regan; Hal Neiman - Squat Bates; Lloyd Ford - Hank; Lee Ford - Elmer; Clem Bevans - Andy Moore; Sheila Bromley - Helen Dale

Credit

Charles Clague - Art Director, Paul Malvern - Associate Producer, Arthur Lubin - Director, Charles Craft - Editor, Harry Neumann - Cinematographer, Trem Carr - Producer, George Waggner - Screen Story, Harold Buckley - Screenwriter, George Waggner - Screenwriter

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