Jim Thorpe -- All-American
He wore America's heart over his!
True story of Native American Jim Thorpe, who rose from an Oklahoma reservation to become a collegiate, Olympic, and professional star. After his medals are stripped on a technicality and his dream of coaching is shattered, Thorpe's life begins to unravel. His marriage to his college sweetheart ends, and he is a forgotten figure, except by Glenn 'Pop' Warner, his coach at Carlisle College.
Cast
Burt Lancaster
Jim Thorpe
Charles Bickford
Glenn S. 'Pop' Warner
Steve Cochran
Peter Allendine
Phyllis Thaxter
Margaret Miller
Dick Wesson
Ed Guyac
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Jack Big Head
Little Boy Who Walk Like Bear
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Sonny Chorre
Wally Denny
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Al Mejia
Louis Tewanema
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Hubie Kerns
Tom Ashenbrunner
George Barrows
Football Player
Max Steiner
Composer
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Ernest Haller
Cinematographer
