The Sport Parade

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| name = The Sport Parade

| image =File:The Sport Parade.jpg

| caption =

| director = Dudley Murphy

| producer = David O. Selznick

| screenplay = Corey Ford
Francis Cockrell

| story = Jerry Horwin

| starring = Joel McCrea
Marian Marsh
William Gargan
Robert Benchley
Richard "Skeets" Gallagher
Walter Catlett

| music = Max Steiner

| cinematography = J. Roy Hunt

| editing = Jack Kitchin

| distributor = RKO Radio Pictures

| released = {{Film date|1932|11|11|U.S.}}

| runtime = 64 minutes

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget =$100,000{{cite magazine|magazine=Variety|url=https://archive.org/details/variety107-1932-08/page/n157/mode/1up?q=%22budgeted+at%22|title=4 for $125,000 Amend Radio's Costly 3|date=23 August 1932|page=4}}

| gross =

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The Sport Parade is a 1932 American pre-Code sports drama film directed by Dudley Murphy and starring Joel McCrea, Marian Marsh, William Gargan, Robert Benchley, and Richard "Skeets" Gallagher. It was released by RKO Radio Pictures. Benchley also co-wrote the screenplay. The film includes location shots of New York City in 1932.

Plot

The characters played by McCrea and Gargan are friends from Dartmouth College, who play together on the college football team, and whose lives take different paths. Later, they move to New York, argue over a woman Irene (Marsh), and get involved with pro wrestling, which turns out to be run by local racketeers.

Cast

Joel McCrea as Sandy Brown
William Gargan as Johnny Baker
Marian Marsh as Irene Stewart
Robert Benchley as the Radio Announcer
Walter Catlett as "Shifty" Morrison
Richard "Skeets" Gallagher as Dizzy
Clarence Wilson as the Toastmaster
Ivan Linow as Muller
George Chandler as Pullman Ticket Agent
June Brewster as Girl at Nightclub

Pre-Code scenes

The film has become famous for certain Pre-Code scenes, including Gargan snapping a wet towel at McCrea in a scene where football players can be seen taking a shower in the background.