Trouble Along the Way

5.885

110 minutes

4/4/1953

Overview

Struggling to retain custody of his daughter following his divorce, football coach Steve Williams finds himself embroiled in a recruiting scandal at the tiny Catholic college he is trying to bring back to football respectability.

Cast List

John Wayne
as Stephen Aloysius Williams
Donna Reed
as Alice Singleton
Chuck Connors
as Stan Schwegler
Charles Coburn
as le Père Matthew William Burke
Tom Tully
as Father Malone
Sherry Jackson
as Carol Williams
Marie Windsor
as Anne Williams McCormick
Tom Helmore
as Harold McCormick
Dabbs Greer
as Father Peterson
Leif Erickson
as Father Provincial aka Ed
Douglas Spencer
as Father Procurator aka George
Lester Matthews
as Cardinal William Patrick O'Shea
Murray Alper
as Bus Driver
Phil Chambers
as Bishop
Keith Clarke
as Scholastic
Doris Cole
as Redhead
Ted Eckelberry
as Joe Ostrow
Frank Ferguson
as Mike Edwards
James Flavin
as Coach Buck Holman
Fritz Ford
as Football Player
Jack Gargan
as Bailiff
Richard Garrick
as Judge
Ned Glass
as Pool Player
Fred Graham
as Bill Sackheim
Merv Griffin
as Football Broadcaster (voice)
Tom Hernández
as Butler
Robert Keys
as Santa Clara Team Manager Joe
Paul Kruger
as Bailiff
Ray Kyle
as Student
Mike Lally
as Priest
Frank Marlowe
as Drunk in Bar with Dog
Sydney Mason
as Priest
Frank McLure
as Priest
Larry Merrill
as Jeffrey Marlowe
Jack Mower
as Domestic Court Staffer
Barry Norton
as Party Guest
William H. O'Brien
as Bartender Joe
Jack Pepper
as Irish Tenor / Pianist in Saloon
Howard Petrie
as Marvin Adams
Angi O. Poulos
as Saloon Waiter
Vici Raaf
as Beanie
Bill Radovich
as Moose McCall
Olan Soule
as Cardinal's Secretary
Anitra Stevens
as Bobo
Arthur Tovey
as Football Spectator
Renata Vanni
as Maria's Italian Mother
Ralph Volkie
as Referee
Charles Watts
as Mr. Wallace
Guy Way
as Football Player
Jeri Weil
as Young Carol
Gayne Whitman
as Lawyer Grummet
James Dean
as Football Spectator (uncredited)