$1,000 a Touchdown

$1,000 a Touchdown
$1,000 a Touchdown
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	James P. Hogan
Screenplay by	Delmer Daves
Produced by	William C. Thomas
Starring	Joe E. Brown; Martha Raye; Eric Blore; Susan Hayward; John Hartley; Joyce Mathews
Cinematography	William C. Mellor
Edited by	Chandler House
Music by	Charles Bradshaw; John Leipold; Leo Shuken
Production; company	Paramount Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	October 4, 1939;
Running time	71 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

$1,000 a Touchdown is a 1939 American comedy film directed by James P. Hogan, written by Delmer Daves, and starring Joe E. Brown, Martha Raye, Eric Blore, Susan Hayward, John Hartley and Joyce Mathews. It was released on October 4, 1939, by Paramount Pictures.^[1]

Plot

Marlowe Booth and his wife Martha inherit a tapped out college and decide to strengthen the college's football team in order to increase funding, so they decide to give 1,000 dollars for each touchdown made.

Cast

Joe E. Brown as Marlowe Mansfield Booth
Martha Raye as Martha Madison
Eric Blore as Henry
Susan Hayward as Betty McGlen
John Hartley as Bill Anders
Joyce Mathews as Lorelei
George McKay as Mr. Fishbeck
Syd Saylor as Bangs
Tom Dugan as Popcorn vendor
Matt McHugh as Brick Benson
Don Wilson as Announcer
Paula DeCardo as Dora (uncredited)
Dot Farley as Hysterical Girl (uncredited)
Bill Thompson as Animal and Bird Impersonator (uncredited)
Adrian Morris as Two Ton Terry (uncredited)

Reception

Frank Nugent of The New York Times criticized the film as unoriginal.^[2]

References

^ "$1,000 a Touchdown (1939) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-07-08.
^ Nugent, Frank S. (1939-10-05). "Movie Review - 1 000 a Touchdown - THE SCREEN". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2015-07-08.

External links

$1,000 a Touchdown at IMDb

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[1] "$1,000 a Touchdown (1939) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-07-08.

[2] Nugent, Frank S. (1939-10-05). "Movie Review - 1 000 a Touchdown - THE SCREEN". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2015-07-08.

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