Father Was a Fullback (1949)
I WANTED TO LIVE DANGEROUSLY ~ so I married a football coach!
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. The team keeps losing and Coach Cooper is about to lose his job as his efforts to win the last game of the season, against the team's Big Rival, end in disaster. But, unknown to he and his wife, Elizabeth, Connie has sold an article, called "I Was a Bubble Dancer" to a 'True-Confession" magazine, and the girl-who-couldn't-get-a-date becomes suddenly popular and, because of her, the high-school football star from another town decides to play his college-ball for Coach Cooper. Jessup is forced to keep Cooper on as the school's football coach.
Cast
- Fred MacMurray - George Cooper
- Maureen O'Hara - Elizabeth Cooper
- Betty Lynn - Connie Cooper
- Natalie Wood - Ellen Cooper
- Rudy Vallee - Mr. Jessup
- Thelma Ritter - Geraldine
- Jim Backus - Professor Sullivan
- Richard Tyler - Joe Birch
- Buddy Martin - Cheerleader
- Frank Mills - Assistant Football Coach
Screenplay
- Aleen Leslie (Screenplay)
- Casey Robinson (Screenplay)
- Mary Loos (Screenplay)
- Richard Sale (Screenplay)
Keywords
sports, american football, american football coach, the big game
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Father Was a Fullback about?
- 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. The team keeps losing and Coach Cooper is about to lose his job as his efforts to win the last game of the season, against the team's Big Rival, end in disaster. But, unknown to he and his wife, Elizabeth, Connie has sold an article, called "I Was a Bubble Dancer" to a 'True-Confession" magazine, and the girl-who-couldn't-get-a-date becomes suddenly popular and, because of her, the high-school football star from another town decides to play his college-ball for Coach Cooper. Jessup is forced to keep Cooper on as the school's football coach.
- Who directed Father Was a Fullback?
- Father Was a Fullback was directed by John M. Stahl.
- Who stars in Father Was a Fullback?
- Father Was a Fullback stars Fred MacMurray, Maureen O'Hara, Betty Lynn, Natalie Wood, Rudy Vallee, Thelma Ritter.
- How long is Father Was a Fullback?
- Father Was a Fullback has a runtime of 1h 24m (84 minutes).
- What genre is Father Was a Fullback?
- Father Was a Fullback is a Comedy film.
- Where was Father Was a Fullback produced?
- Father Was a Fullback was produced in United States of America.