Touchdown (1931 film)

Touchdown!
Directed by	Norman Z. McLeod
Screenplay by	Grover Jones William Slavens McNutt
Starring	Richard Arlen Peggy Shannon Jack Oakie Regis Toomey
Music by	John Leipold
Cinematography	Arthur L. Todd
Distributed by	Paramount Publix Corporation
Release dates	1931
Running time	79 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Touchdown is a 1931 American Pre-Code football movie directed by Norman Z. McLeod and starring Richard Arlen, Peggy Shannon, Jack Oakie and Regis Toomey. Jim Thorpe and Herman Brix appear uncredited as unbilled football players.

Plot

Football coach Dan Curtis (Richard Arlen) has to decide how much he wants to win, when one of his players is injured, when he puts in him the game to play, while still recovering from a previous injury.^[1]

Veteran coach "Pop" Stewart (J. Farrell MacDonald) warns him that winning at all costs isn't worth it; and, he could lose a lot more than a game, including the respect of his old friend Babe (Jack Oakie); his girl, Mary (Peggy Shannon); and, his player, Paul (Charles Starrett) could lose his life.^[2]

Related information

Herman Brix broke his shoulder during filming, Touchdown; and, was unable to play Tarzan, in MGM's screen adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs's popular character, in the 1932 film, Tarzan the Ape Man. The injury also prevented him from competing in the 1932 Olympics. At the time, he still held the world record for shot put. Swimming champion Johnny Weissmuller replaced him, as Tarzan, and became a major star.^[3]

References

1. "Playing the Game (1931) : Plot Summary". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
2. "Touchdown! (1931) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20140722063554/http://matineeclassics.com/celebrities/actors/bruce_bennett/details/. Archived from the original on July 22, 2014. Retrieved July 8, 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help)

External links

• Touchdown in the Internet Movie Database