DVD Review: Pigskin Parade

(1936, Black & White, 93 min.)
Director: David Butler

Song, dance and romance hit the field in this musical comedy that is sure to bring cheers for its winning team of Hollywood all-stars, including Jack Haley, Betty Grable and fresh-faced Judy Garland years before she wandered down the yellow brick road of Oz!

When tiny Texas State University is mistakenly invited to play Yale University in a football game, the unlikely match pits barefoot hillbillies against gridiron go-getters! New coach Slug Winters (Haley) tries to get his team prepared for the tough match, but when his wife Bessie (Patsy Kelly) injures their star player, she solicits students Chip (Johnny Downs) and Laura (Grable) to help her find a replacement. Melon-tossing bumpkin, Amos (Stuart Erwin) might fit the bill, but he won't go without his pigtailed sister, Sairy (Garland)!