Movie

Trouble Along the Way

Released: April 4, 1953 (1953)

Runtime: 110 minutes

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Struggling to retain custody of his daughter following his divorce, football coach Steve Williams finds himself embroiled in a recruiting scandal at the tiny Catholic college he is trying to bring back to football respectability.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Charles Coburn as le Père Matthew William Burke
Age at release: 75
Tom Helmore as Harold McCormick
Age at release: 49
John Wayne as Stephen Aloysius Williams
Age at release: 45
Tom Tully as Father Malone
Age at release: 44
Leif Erickson as Father Provincial aka Ed
Age at release: 41
Dabbs Greer as Father Peterson
Age at release: 36
Marie Windsor as Anne Williams McCormick
Age at release: 33
Donna Reed as Alice Singleton
Age at release: 32
Chuck Connors as Stan Schwegler
Age at release: 31
Sherry Jackson as Carol Williams
Age at release: 11

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Richard Garrick as Judge
Age at release: 74
Paul Kruger as Bailiff
Age at release: 57
Frank Ferguson as Mike Edwards
Age at release: 53
Jack Gargan as Bailiff
Age at release: 53
Lester Matthews as Cardinal William Patrick O'Shea
Age at release: 52
Mike Lally as Priest
Age at release: 52
Murray Alper as Bus Driver
Age at release: 49
Ned Glass as Pool Player
Age at release: 47
James Flavin as Coach Buck Holman
Age at release: 46
Fred Graham as Bill Sackheim
Age at release: 44
Douglas Spencer as Father Procurator aka George
Age at release: 43
Phil Chambers as Bishop
Age at release: 36
Robert Keys as Santa Clara Team Manager Joe
Age at release: 31
Merv Griffin as Football Broadcaster (voice)
Age at release: 27
Fritz Ford as Football Player
Age at release: 25
Keith Clarke as Scholastic
Age at release: Unknown
Doris Cole as Redhead
Age at release: Unknown
Ted Eckelberry as Joe Ostrow
Age at release: Unknown
Tom Hernández as Butler
Age at release: Unknown
Ray Kyle as Student
Age at release: Unknown