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Father was a Fullback (1950)

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Original title
Father Was a Fullback
Directed by
John M. Stahl
Genre
comedy film, American football film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 24m
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A college football coach juggles problems at work and with his family. His teenage daughters and wife add to the chaos at home.

lightheartedwhimsicalbreezynostalgicgentledomesticplayful

What happens

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 coach and his woes. The film stars Fred MacMurray, Maureen O'Hara, Natalie Wood, and Betty Lynn. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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