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The Basketball Fix is a 1951 noir sports drama film directed by Felix E. Feist and starring John Ireland, Marshall Thompson and Vanessa Brown. The film is also known by the alternative title The Big Decision in the United Kingdom. It is based on the CCNY point shaving scandal.
The Basketball Fix: Directed by Felix E. Feist. With John Ireland, Marshall Thompson, Vanessa Brown, William Bishop. A college basketball star collaborates with organized crime and becomes involved in 'point shaving.'. A sportswriter tries to get him back on the right track.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Felix E. Feist
- 1952-02-25
A college basketball star collaborates with organized crime and becomes involved in 'point shaving.' A sportswriter tries to get him back on the right track....
- 65 min
- 21K
- Cult Cinema Classics
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Sep 6, 2015 · The Basketball Fix (1951) - Full Length Classic movie When a college basketball star works with organized crime to fix games, a journalist tries to get him back on track. Watch classic movies...
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The story, told in a series of flashbacks by newspaper reporter Pete Ferreday (John Ireland), is about a high-school basketball star, Johnny Long (Marshall TYhompson), who gets a full-ride scholarship to a fictional eastern-seaboard college who is poor and a weakling.
According to reviews, the film was released just after point-shaving and game-fixing scandals unsettled college basketball in 1950 and 1951. The Basketball Fix was the first Jack Broder production with the distribution by Realart Pictures, Inc.
The Basketball Fix (1951) directed by Felix E. Feist • Reviews, film + cast • Letterboxd. 1951 Directed by Felix E. Feist. SENSATIONAL EXPOSE THAT SHOCKED THE NATION! A college basketball star collaborrates with organized crime and becomes involved in ‘point shaving.’. A sportswriter tries to get him back on the right track. Cast. Crew. Details.
