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1939 film by James P. Hogan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
$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]
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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 |
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Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 71 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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.
Frank Nugent of The New York Times criticized the film as unoriginal.[2]
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