Tomboy and the Champ

Tomboy and the Champ
Directed by Francis D. Lyon
Screenplay by Virginia M. Cooke
William Lightfoot
Starring Candy Moore
Ben Johnson
Jesse White
Release dates
 1961
Running time
 82 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language English

Tomboy and the Champ is a 1961 American film directed by Francis D. Lyon.[1]

Plot

A young girl in Texas is stricken with polio and it is caring for her pet calf that keeps her strong. She enters the calf in the Chicago International Exposition. The calf wins but the girl discovers that her cow will be auctioned off for a slaughterhouse. A good natured meat packer intervenes, and the girl and the calf are reunited.

References

  1. 1 2 "Tomboy and the Champ". The New York Times.


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