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Father Was a Fullback is a 1949 black-and-white film from 20th Century Fox based on a comedy by Clifford Goldsmith. The film is about a college American football star and his woes. The film stars Fred MacMurray, Maureen O'Hara, Natalie Wood, and Betty Lynn.
Father Was a Fullback: Directed by John M. Stahl. With Fred MacMurray, Maureen O'Hara, Betty Lynn, Rudy Vallee. Football coach George Cooper has as many problems managing his football team as he has at home dealing with his daughters, Ellen and Connie.
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- Comedy, Sport
- John M. Stahl
- 1949-11
Father Was a Fullback was the last film directed by Stahl, whose career began during the silent era and included Back Street (1932), Parnell (1937), The Keys of the Kingdom (1944) and Leave Her to Heaven (1945). He died in January 1950, at the age of 63.
Father Was a Fullback (1949) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Father Was a Fullback. The wife (Maureen O'Hara) of a losing football coach (Fred MacMurray) helps him cope with hostile alumni and his growing daughters.
- Comedy
- Fred Macmurray, Maureen O'hara, Natalie Wood
- John M. Stahl
Overview. Coach George Copper's college football team is losing game after game, much to the dismay of stiff-and-stuffy but influential alumni Roger Jessup, and also having trouble at home with his oldest daughter, Connie.
Synopsis by Hal Erickson. First came 20th Century-Fox's Mother Was a Freshman; then, a few months later, the same studio's Father Was a Fullback. Fred MacMurray stars as college football coach George Cooper, whose team can't win a game to save its life.
