Huddle is a 1932 American pre-Code sports drama film directed by Sam Wood and starring Ramon Novarro, Madge Evans, Ralph Graves and Una Merkel.
[4] One of the extras in the film was a pre-fame Buster Crabbe, who appeared in a few scenes before being fired because of "inadvertent rudeness to the star (Novarro) during rehearsals.
Aged 33, and not a natural athlete, Novarro's casting as a hardscrabble college football star was a strange decision; when Greta Garbo heard of his new role, she reportedly said of their bosses at MGM, "Oh, they'll never learn.
"[2] Historian Mark A. Vieira credits Novarro's decision to accept the "dubious role" as payback to MGM chief executive Irving Thalberg for allowing him the autonomy to direct the foreign language versions of Call of the Flesh (1929).
[9] The film went into general release on May 14, 1932, on the west coast, and had its New York City premiere at the Capitol Theatre a month later on June 16.