Idol of the Crowds

Idol of the Crowds
Theatrical poster
Directed byArthur Lubin
Screenplay byGeorge Waggner
Harold Buckley
Story byGeorge Waggner
Produced byTrem Carr
Paul Malvern
StarringJohn Wayne
Sheila Bromley
Huntley Gordon
CinematographyHarry Neumann
Edited byCharles Craft
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • September 30, 1937 (1937-09-30)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Idol of the Crowds is a 1937 American sports drama film directed by Arthur Lubin and starring John Wayne as an ice hockey player. It was one of a series of non-Westerns Wayne made for Universal. The film was originally called Hell on Ice but the Hays Office requested this be changed.