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67% Critic Match
The Cowboy Quarterback
“60 Minutes of Fast And Furious Football... Loud And Lingering Laughs.”
6.7 / 10• 1939• 56m•NR• English
Comedy
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Bert Wheeler
Harry Lynn
Lead
Marie Wilson
Maizie Williams
Gloria Dickson
Evelyn Corey
William Demarest
Rusty Walker
Eddie Foy Jr.
Steve Adams
William Hopper
Handsome Sam Saxon
William Gould
Col. Moffett
Charles Cahill Wilson
Coach Hap Farrell
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Noel M. Smith's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Cowboy Quarterback is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
