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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.
Mary Loos. Screenplay. 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.
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.
