🎬 Documentary

Black and Blue

"The Story of Gerald Ford, Willis Ward and the 1934 Michigan-Georgia Tech Football Game"

2011 57m Dir. Brian Kruger

About this movie

When Georgia Tech came to Michigan in 1934, the Wolverines were forced to bench their best play, Willis Ward, because he was an African-American. The incident infuriated Ward’s best friend on the team, a future president by the name of Jerry Ford, who threatened to quit the team in response. The friendship that began in the Big House lasted all the way to the White House. This is the story of two schools, two friends, and a game that changed everything.

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Year
2011
Runtime
57m
Genre
Documentary
Director
Language
EN
Budget
$0.2M

Cast

🎭 Documentary 🎬 Brian Kruger 👤 Brian Kruger 👤 John Bacon
civil rights college american football

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Black and Blue has a runtime of 57m ( and 57 minutes).
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