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The Cowboy Quarterback

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The Cowboy Quarterback

"60 Minutes of Fast And Furious Football... Loud And Lingering Laughs."

1939

0h 56m

6.7(3 votes)

Comedy

Overview

Football scout for the Chicago Packers Rusty Walker signs Harry Lynn, a legendary broken-field runner. Harry won't leave his home town without his girlfriend Maizie Williams. He gets tangled up with gamblers and Rusty's girl Evelyn Corey makes a play for him.

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Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Bert Wheeler

Bert Wheeler

Harry Lynn

Marie Wilson

Marie Wilson

Maizie Williams

Gloria Dickson

Gloria Dickson

Evelyn Corey

William Demarest

William Demarest

Rusty Walker

Eddie Foy Jr.

Eddie Foy Jr.

Steve Adams

William Hopper

William Hopper

Handsome Sam Saxon

William Gould

William Gould

Col. Moffett

Charles Cahill Wilson

Charles Cahill Wilson

Coach Hap Farrell

Dick Wessel

Dick Wessel

Football player

Eddie Acuff

Eddie Acuff

Pilot

Creative team

Directed by: Noel M. Smith
Written by: Fred Niblo Jr.

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