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 date	1961
Running time	82 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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

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.

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