Men Of Granite

Enter the men of granite.

Men of granite. Athletics can be a powerful agent for change in society and the weapon of choice for a determined group of young men from lincoln place was basketball. With shirley maclaine william hurt. Men of granite plot. Men of granite tells the story about the players growing up in the lincoln place neighborhood.

Set in granite city a small steel town in southern illinois a group of poor immigrant high school boys from the wrong side of the tracks rise above bigotry in 1940s by proving themselves on the basketball court. A group of poor immigrant high school boys in granite city illinois defy all odds and go on to win the 1940 state championship in basketball. Men of granite book. They were weaned on the sport at the lincoln place center a settlement house built by their parents with materials provided by the steel mills.

Men of granite cast and crew credits including actors actresses directors writers and more. Granite city beat herrin in the 1940 state championship game and finished 29 5.