The Great Game

The Great Game

76 mins | Comedy | Aug. 27, 1930

Set in Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge football ground and featuring appearances from many real-life players from the day, this is the first film to feature football as its central theme and is recognisably modern and authentic. It deals with the day to day dramas, conflicts and love interests of players and managers in the run-up to the Cup Final.

The Great Game

76 mins | Comedy | Aug. 27, 1930

The Great Game
Set in Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge football ground and featuring appearances from many real-life players from the day, this is the first film to feature football as its central theme and is recognisably modern and authentic. It deals with the day to day dramas, conflicts and love interests of players and managers in the run-up to the Cup Final.
Producers Gaumont-British Picture Corporation
Original title The Great Game
Directors Geoffrey Boothby, Jack Raymond
Writers John Lees, William Hunter, W.P. Lipscomb, Ralph Gilbert Bettison

Cast

John Batten

as Dicky Brown / Peggy Jackson

Jack Cock

as Jim Blake

Randle Ayrton

as Henderson

Neil Kenyon

as Jackson

Kenneth Kove

as Bultitude

A.G. Poulton

as Banks

Billy Blyth

as Billy

Lew Lake

as Tubby

Wally Patch

as Joe Miller

Rex Harrison

as George