''Two Minutes to Play'' is a 1936 American sports
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by
Robert F. Hill. Martin Granville (Brix), the son of a disgraced college football player, enrolls in his father's college and joins the football team after being charmed into it by the flirtatious Pat Meredith (Martel). He begins dating Meredith who, in turn, is dating several other young men. When the inebriated team captain Jack Gaines (Nugent) gets into a fight, Granville takes the blame. Granville is suspended until Gaines confesses, and Gaines wins the game for the college. Meredith marries a millionaire.
Cast
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Herman Brix
Bruce Bennett (born Harold Herman Brix, also credited Herman Brix; May 19, 1906February 24, 2007) was an American film and television actor who prior to his screen career was a highly successful college athlete in football and in both intercol ...
– Martin Granville
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Jeanne Martel – Pat Meredith
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Forrest Taylor
Edwin Forrest Taylor (December 29, 1883 – February 19, 1965) was an American character actor whose artistic career spanned six different decades, from silents through talkies to the advent of color films.
Early years
Taylor was born in B ...
– Coach Rodney
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Edward Nugent – Jack Gaines
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Duncan Renaldo
Renault Renaldo Duncan (April 23, 1904 – September 3, 1980), better known as Duncan Renaldo, was a Romanian-born American actor best remembered for his portrayal of The Cisco Kid in films and on the 1950–1956 American TV series ''The Cisco Ki ...
– Lew Ashley
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Review of filmat Variety
1936 films
1930s English-language films
American black-and-white films
Victory Pictures films
Films directed by Robert F. Hill
American sports comedy films
1930s sports comedy films
1936 comedy films
1930s American films
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