The best Jim Thorpe’s drama movies

Jim Thorpe

Jim Thorpe

22/05/1887- 28/03/1953
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White Heat

White Heat
8.1/10
A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and then leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist. After the heist, events take a crazy turn.

They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On
7.2/10
The story follows General George Armstrong Custer's adventures from his West Point days to his death. He defies orders during the Civil War, trains the 7th Cavalry, appeases Chief Crazy Horse and later engages in bloody battle with the Sioux nation.

Big City

Big City
6.4/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 03/09/1937
  • Character: Jim Thorpe
Anna and Joe are newly married, playful and deeply in love. Joe is scraping by as cab driver in New York City during a period of corruption, mob control and violence between cab companies.

The Last Days of Pompeii

The Last Days of Pompeii
6.4/10
  • Genre: AdventureDrama
  • Release: 18/10/1935
  • Character: Spectator Tossing Coins (uncredited)
In this action-filled spectacle set in ancient Pompeii, a blacksmith becomes a Roman gladiator, though his rise to wealth and power is jeopardized by his son's Christianity and the eruption of Vesuvius.

Sweepings

Sweepings
6.6/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 14/04/1933
  • Character: Indian (Uncredited)
Daniel Pardway, starting with almost nothing after the great Chicago fire, builds the biggest department store in town. He wants to pass on the business to his three sons and daughter, but has to deal with their lack of interest or aptitude.

Fighting Youth

Fighting Youth
5.5/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 01/11/1935
  • Character: Carlisle Football Player
A radical campus group persuades student Carol Arlington to lead a protest of a college's football team. She manages to recruit Larry Davis, even though he is a star player for State's team.

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