The Cowboy Quarterback (1939)
A tough football scout thinks he has finally found a potential star quarterback when he sees a burly country-store stock boy casually unloading huge sacks of potatoes. Then and there the talent scout signs the boy to play for the Green Bay Packers. This comedy examines what happens when the naive lad's sudden stardom goes to his head and he gets involved with some potentially dangerous gamblers. The story was adapted from the 1929 baseball film Fast Company, which was later remade as Elmer the Great in 1933. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Bert Wheeler, Marie Wilson, (more)
- Director(s):
- Noel Smith
Synopsis of The Cowboy Quarterback
A tough football scout thinks he has finally found a potential star quarterback when he sees a burly country-store stock boy casually unloading huge sacks of potatoes. Then and there the talent scout signs the boy to play for the Green Bay Packers. This comedy examines what happens when the naive lad's sudden stardom goes to his head and he gets involved with some potentially dangerous gamblers. The story was adapted from the 1929 baseball film Fast Company, which was later remade as Elmer the Great in 1933. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Cowboy Quarterback
- Bert Wheeler - Harry Lynn
- Gloria Dickson - Evelyn Corey
- William Gould - Col. Moffett
- Frederic Tozere - Mr. Slater
- John Ridgely - Mr. Walters
- Clem Bevans - Lem
- De Wolfe Hopper, Jr.
- Dutch Hendrian - Berries O'Leary
- William Hopper - Handsome Sam
- Sol (Saul) Gorss - Cozy Walsh
- Marie Wilson - Mazie Williams
- Eddie Foy, Jr. - Steve Adams
- Charles Wilson - Hop Fbrrell
- John Harron - Mr. Gray
- Eddie Acuff - Airplane Pilot
- William Demarest - Rusty Walker
- Don Turner - Joe Wade
- Dick Wessel - Gyp Galbraith
- Max Hoffman, Jr. - Lon Ring
- Director(s):
- Noel Smith
- Writer(s):
- Fred Niblo, Jr.
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