Tomboy and the Champ

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

Plot

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