Father Was a Fullback

A gentle, good-natured old-fashioned comedy that ambles along with mild chuckles and cozy family warmth.

Directed by

John M. Stahl

Genres

Comedy

Starring

Fred MacMurray, Maureen O'Hara, Betty Lynn

Tagline

I WANTED TO LIVE DANGEROUSLY ~ so I married a football coach!

Overview

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.

How it feels

Light, warm and whimsical. Measured and easy to follow.

About

Family, sport, work, coming-of-age

Content

Mild sexual content. No violence, gore or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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