Pigskin Parade - Definition and Overview

Pigskin Parade is a 1936 musical comedy film which tells the story of husband and wife college football coaches who convince a backwoods player to play for their team so they can go to the big Bowl Game. It was written by William M. Conselman, Mark Kelly, Nat Perrin, Arthur Sheekman, Harry Tugend and Jack Yellen, and was directed by David Butler.

The movie stars Stuart Erwin, Patsy Kelly, Jack Haley, Betty Grable, Judy Garland (making her first appearance in a feature-length film, and also her only non-MGM film appearance until the mid-1950s)), Grady Sutton, Elisha Cook Jr. and Alan Ladd (uncredited, though he does sing).

The movie was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (Erwin).