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Mr. Doodle Kicks Off

  • Comedy

October 7, 1938 (US)

1h 15m

Get your seats on the 50-yard line for the craziest thrills you ever had...and the funniest football you'll ever see!

A wealthy businessman promises to donate a huge endowment to his college alma mater, but there's one condition -- his loser of a son, a student at the school, must become a football hero. Comedy.

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