Jim Thorpe, All-American [videorecording] / Warner Bros. Pictures ; screen play by Douglas Morrow and Everett Freeman, additional dialogue, Frank Davis ; screen story by Douglas Morrow and Vincent X. Flaherty ; produced by Everett Freeman ; directed by Michael Curtiz.
Based on the biography Russell J. Birdwell in collaboration with James Thorpe. Videodisc version of a film originally released in 1951. Special features: vintage Joe McDoakes comedy short, So you want to be a paper hanger ; classic cartoon, Hare we go ; sports movies trailer gallery. Burt Lancaster, Charles Bickford, Steve Cochran, Phyllis Thaxter, Dick Wesson.
Summary:
The life story of Thorpe, a Native American athlete who gained international recognition for his excellence in many different sports.
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