Father Was a Fullback

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Father Was a Fullback
Father was a Fullback - 1950 Poster.png
1950 Theatrical Poster
Directed by John M. Stahl
Screenplay by Aleen Leslie
Casey Robinson
Mary Loos
Richard Sale
Story by Clifford Goldsmith
Produced by Fred Kohlmar
Starring Fred MacMurray
Maureen O'Hara
Betty Lynn
Rudy Vallee
Thelma Ritter
Natalie Wood
James G. Backus
Cinematography Lloyd Ahern
Edited by J. Watson Webb Jr.
Music by Cyril J. Mockridge
Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox
Release date
  • September 30, 1949 (1949-09-30)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language English
Box office$1.8 million [1]

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.

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Cast

Principals

Fred MacMurray and Maureen O'Hara in a scene from the film. Fred MacMurray Maureen O'Hara Father was a fullback 1949.jpg
Fred MacMurray and Maureen O'Hara in a scene from the film.

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References

  1. "Top Grossers of 1949". Variety. 4 January 1950. p. 59.