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Father Was a Fullback | 
| Director: John M. Stahl
Actors: Fred Macmurray, Maureen O'hara, Betty Lynn, Rudy Vallee, Thelma Ritter
Studio: 20th Century Fox
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 3101
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, Hifi Sound, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 84
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 3.9 x 1.1
ISBN: 6303450830
UPC: 086162872136
EAN: 9786303450834
Theatrical Release Date: 1949
Release Date: June 6, 1995
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Condition: Worldwide Shipping Available. This Item is in Excellent Condition, Only Minor Wear on the Box Cover. Thank you for Looking and for Your Purchase!!
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| Customer Reviews:
Father was a Fullback/movie March 18, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
We loved it and laughed all the way through it. I hope a real coach
doesn't have to go through all the antics that Fred MacMurray went
through. You have to like Fred MacMurray to really appreciate
this movie. I guess what made us laugh most were the teens. Our
daughter was the same way. I wasn't sure either of us would live
through those times.
A Fun Family Film April 18, 2005
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
This is a warm and amusing film that rates high as a film you can enjoy with the entire family. Mary Loos and Richard Sale had a hand in the screenplay and once again a young Natalie Wood shows how talented she was as a child star. The versatile Fred MacMurray and Maureen O'Hara have a warm domestic husband and wife feel and Betty Lynn is very good as their oldest daughter, who as neighbor Jim Backus explains: "Feels like Lana Turner on the inside, but looks like Connie Cooper on the outside."
College football coach George Cooper (MacMurray) has led State U to a perfect record. But all losses and no wins makes dad a bit cranky! Natalie Wood is just terrific as his youngest daughter Ellen, a very smart tomboy handfull with a vocabulary well beyond her years. She calls her dad "Coach," but his oldest barely calls him anything, as her self consciousness over her appearance and lack of interest from the male of the species has left her an emotional mess.
Her dad doesn't quite know what to do so, of course, does exactly the wrong thing in talking his neighbor Jim Backus into pretending to be an interested boy giving her a call. This naturally backfires and makes everything worse when Backus, her little sis Ellen and just about everyone else sends over a boy posing as the smitten college man!
Connie proceeds in melodramatic fashion to write a story for the rag, True Confessions, about a young girl whose seemingly ordinary life hides her secret identity as a bubble dancer! While causing her beleaguered dad some embarrassment, it may just get her the attention she needs, and her dad a lock on the best high school player in the country.
This is a warm family film with some nice touches and situations all parents can identify with. Thelma Ritter has some nice moments as the Cooper's maid, always betting against Coach's team, and cleaning up! There is a little something for everyone here, with Natalie Wood a particular standout as the memorable Ellen. She received the child of the year award shortly after this film's release. A great pick for a family night with some popcorn and milk duds.
Very Pleasant , Light Football Comedy!! April 22, 2003
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Fred MacMurray stars as Football Coach dealing with the trials and tribulations of both football and family life also co-starring Maureen O'Hara and Jim Backus.It's a very pleasant,light football comedy that's well worth watching!!
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