Tomboy and the Champ

Tomboy and the Champ
Directed byFrancis D. Lyon
Screenplay byVirginia M. Cooke
William Lightfoot
StarringCandy Moore
Ben Johnson
Jesse White
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • April 1, 1961 (1961-04-01)
Running time
82 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Tomboy and the Champ is a 1961 American Western film directed by Francis D. Lyon and starring Candy Moore, Ben Johnson, and Jesse White.[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.

Cast

  • Candy Moore as Tommie Jo Layne
  • Ben Johnson as Jim Wilkins
  • Jesse White as Windy Skiles
  • Jess Kirkpatrick as Parson Dan Webster
  • Paul Bernath as Jasper Stockton
  • Christine Smith as Sarah Wilkins
  • Norman Sherry as Fowler Stockton
  • John Carpenter as Fred Anderson
  • Larry Hickie as Curly Cone
  • Wally Phillips as Hi-Fi Club Announcer
  • Ralph Fisher as 4-H Club President
  • Rex Allen as Himself
  • Casey Tibbs as Himself
  • Jerry Naill as Himself

References

  1. ^ a b Sandra Brennan (2015). "Tomboy and the Champ". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 9, 2015.


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