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The Guy Who Came Back is a american film of genre Drama directed by Joseph M. Newman released in USA on 16 august 1951 with Paul Douglas
The Guy Who Came Back (1951)
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Add to a movie listThe Guy Who Came Back is a 1951 film made by 20th Century Fox, directed by Joseph M. Newman, and starring by Paul Douglas, Joan Bennett and Linda Darnell. The screenplay was written by Allan Scott, based on story by W.G. Fay.
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Injured and out of shape, "Hurricane" Harry Joplin is unhappy about not being accepted for World War II duty by the Navy and unhappier still when the New York Titans decline to offer him a new contract, suggesting he become a coach instead. Harry refuses to believe his football days are over.Actors
Paul Douglas
(Harry Joplin)
Joan Bennett
(Kathy Joplin)
Linda Darnell
(Dee Shane)
Don DeFore
(Gordon Towne)
Billy Gray
(Willy Joplin)
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