Father Was a Fullback
1949, English. Directed by John M. Stahl.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- John M. StahlDirector
- Fred MacMurrayGeorge Cooper
- Maureen O'HaraElizabeth Cooper
- Betty LynnConnie Cooper
- Natalie WoodEllen Cooper
- Rudy ValleeMr. Jessup
- Thelma RitterGeraldine
- Jim BackusProfessor Sullivan
- Richard TylerJoe Birch
- Buddy MartinCheerleader
- Frank MillsAssistant Football Coach
- Mickey McCardleJones
- Louise LorimerMrs. Jones
Details
- Released
- 30 September 1949
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Aleen Leslie, Casey Robinson, Mary Loos
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Father Was a Fullback runs 84 minutes (1h 24m).
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Father Was a Fullback isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 30 September 1949. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Father Was a Fullback?
Father Was a Fullback (1949) was directed by John M. Stahl and stars Fred MacMurray, Maureen O'Hara, Betty Lynn.