$1,000 a Touchdown explained

$1,000 a Touchdown
Director:James P. Hogan
Producer:William C. Thomas
Screenplay:Delmer Daves
Starring:Joe E. Brown
Martha Raye
Eric Blore
Susan Hayward
John Hartley
Joyce Mathews
Music:Charles Bradshaw
John Leipold
Leo Shuken
Cinematography:William C. Mellor
Editing:Chandler House
Studio:Paramount Pictures
Distributor:Paramount Pictures
Runtime: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

Reception

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

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: $1,000 a Touchdown (1939) - Overview . TCM.com . 2015-07-08.
  2. Web site: Nugent. Frank S.. 1939-10-05. Movie Review - 1 000 a Touchdown - THE SCREEN. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210509234335/https://www.nytimes.com/1939/10/05/archives/the-screen.html. 2021-05-09. 2015-07-08. The New York Times.