--- title: 'Crazylegs (1953)' type: 'film' director: 'Francis D. Lyon' released: '1953-01-01' runtime_minutes: 87 genres: - 'Drama' - 'History' countries: - 'United States' canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/crazylegs-1953' review_count: 0 imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045656/' publisher: 'CinePixo' --- # Crazylegs (1953) 1953 · 87 min · Drama, History · United States ## Synopsis Crazylegs is a 1953 film about Elroy Hirsch's football career. In college his unconventional dynamic running style allowed him to change directions in a multitude of ways. The media dubbed him "Crazylegs". The name stuck all through his professional career and life. The bulk of this film is centered on his college days. Crazylegs later became part of the foundation of the "Three End" with the LA Rams. This film captures the genuine quality of Hirsch's personality, with Hirsch playing himself in the part. ## Credits - **Director:** [Francis D. Lyon](https://cinepixo.com/people/francis-d-lyon) - **Screenplay:** [Hall Bartlett](https://cinepixo.com/people/hall-bartlett) - **Producer:** [Hall Bartlett](https://cinepixo.com/people/hall-bartlett) - **Original Music Composer:** [Leith Stevens](https://cinepixo.com/people/leith-stevens) - **Director of Photography:** [Virgil Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/virgil-miller) - **Editor:** [Cotton Warburton](https://cinepixo.com/people/cotton-warburton) ## Cast - [Elroy Hirsch](https://cinepixo.com/people/elroy-hirsch) - [John Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-brown) - [James Millican](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-millican) - [Bob Waterfield](https://cinepixo.com/people/bob-waterfield) - [Lloyd Nolan](https://cinepixo.com/people/lloyd-nolan) - [Louise Lorimer](https://cinepixo.com/people/louise-lorimer) - [James Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-brown) - [Joseph Crehan](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-crehan) ## Criticism on CinePixo No reviews published yet. Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/crazylegs-1953 Film facts: Wikidata (Q3696780); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.