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Movie

Swing That Cheer

19381h 10m10.0 / 10

Undeniably talented on the gridiron, Bob Potter is equally undeniably an arrogant pain in the posterior. So swell-headed does Potter become that he can never admit to himself that his blocking-back teammate Larry Royal is equally responsible for Bob's success. To teach his pal a lesson, Larry feigns an injury and pulls out of the Big Game, forcing Bob to have a go at it alone.

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Availability

Not streaming in United States

Checked Jul 22, 2026

Swing That Cheer opened in theaters October 13, 1938. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.

Synopsis

Undeniably talented on the gridiron, Bob Potter is equally undeniably an arrogant pain in the posterior. So swell-headed does Potter become that he can never admit to himself that his blocking-back teammate Larry Royal is equally responsible for Bob's success. To teach his pal a lesson, Larry feigns an injury and pulls out of the Big Game, forcing Bob to have a go at it alone.

Cast, crew and production details

About Swing That Cheer

Cast

Tom BrownBob Potter
Robert WilcoxLarry Royal
Constance MooreMarian Stuart
Andy DevineDoc Saunders
Samuel S. HindsCoach McGann
Ernest TruexProfessor Peabody
Raymond ParkerJay Hill
Margaret EarlyBetty Wilson

Credits

Directed by
Harold D. Schuster
Written by
Lee Loeb, Charles Grayson, Thomas Ahearn, F. Maury Schuster

Production details

Status
Released
Original language
English

Production

  • Universal PicturesUnited States

Themes

american footballsports