A Million to One (film)

{{Infobox film

| name = A Million to One

| image = A Million to One poster.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = Lynn Shores

| producer = Fanchon Royer

| screenplay = John T. Neville

| story = John T. Neville

| starring = Bruce Bennett
Joan Fontaine
Reed Howes
Monte Blue
Kenneth Harlan
Suzanne Kaaren

| music =

| cinematography = James Diamond

| editing = Edward Schroeder

| studio = Fanchon Royer Pictures

| distributor = Puritan Pictures

| released = {{Film date|1937|3|3}}

| runtime = 68 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget =

| gross =

}}

A Million to One is a 1937 American drama film directed by Lynn Shores and written by John T. Neville. The film stars Bruce Bennett, Joan Fontaine, Reed Howes, Monte Blue, Kenneth Harlan and Suzanne Kaaren. The film was released on March 3, 1937, by Puritan Pictures.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/32703/A-Million-to-One/overview|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150127031911/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/32703/A-Million-to-One/overview|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 January 2015|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=The New York Times|publisher=Baseline & All Movie Guide|author=Hal Erickson|title=A-Million-to-One - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com|author-link=Hal Erickson (author)|accessdate=27 January 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=5482|title=A Million to One|work=afi.com|accessdate=27 January 2015}}

Bennett is billed as Herman Brix, which was his given name and the one he used as an athlete while competing in football and the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Plot

After his father wins the Olympic decathlon but is disqualified for being judged a paid professional athlete rather than an amateur, Johnny Kent becomes a rising star in the athletic world himself.

William Stevens, the runner-up who received the gold medal after John Kent was stripped of it, has a daughter, Joan, who begins seeing young Johnny socially while he trains. The distraction she causes, combined with a rivalry with Duke Hale in competition both in sports and for the girl, complicates matters as Johnny's quest continues.