The Emmett Smith Story
1979, English. Directed by Douglas G. Johnson.
Emmett Smith, a competitive runner and high school track coach at Cortez High School in Phoenix, Arizona, is left without a sense of balance after a brain tumor is removed. He is told that he will never run again, but undaunted, he sets and meets a goal of not only regaining the ability to run, but to run 20 consecutive miles before a year has elapsed. Wheelchair-bound Cindy Duncan's determination gets her admitted to Apollo High School in Glendale, Arizona after she demonstrates that she will not need special attention. Coach Smith (now at Apollo) challenges her to meet the goal of recovering from her injuries (from being hit by a car) to the extent of being able to walk to the podium at graduation to receive her diploma. He bets that she can do it, and will have to wheel himself in her wheelchair the entire three miles to Cortez H.S. if she succeeds.
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- 0h 23m
- Post-credits
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- English
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- Released
- 31 December 1979
- Written by
- Chris Conkling
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The Emmett Smith Story runs 23 minutes (0h 23m).
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The Emmett Smith Story isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 31 December 1979. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Emmett Smith Story?
The Emmett Smith Story (1979) was directed by Douglas G. Johnson and stars Michael LaGuardia, Jane Milmore, Daryle Ann Lindley.