Father Was a Fullback (1949)

Synopsis: College football coach George Cooper faces losing scores at home and on the field. He and his wife bicker about the proper way to soothe their children's growing pains. Young Ellen has taken... College football coach George Cooper faces losing scores at home and on the field. He and his wife bicker about the proper way to soothe their children's growing pains. Young Ellen has taken on a holier-than-thou attitude, while her older sister, Connie, has been struggling through adolescence, and she has trouble finding dates. On the gridiron, George doesn't fare much better. He can't manage to make his hard-working players gain any yards, much less reach the end zone. And the campus alumni is breathing down his neck to win some games or hand off the ball to a new coach. Then one day George meets a fine young man who just might be the solution to his problems -- at work and at home. [More]

Starring: Fred MacMurray, Maureen O'Hara, Betty Lynn, Rudy Vallee

Starring: Fred MacMurray, Maureen O'Hara, Betty Lynn, Rudy Vallee, Thelma Ritter, Natalie Wood, Jim Backus, Richard Tyler

Director: John M. Stahl

Director: John M. Stahl
Screenwriter: Aleen Leslie, Casey Robinson, Mary Loos, Richard Sale
Producer: Fred Kohlmar
Composer: Cyril Mockridge

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