Touchdown, Army
1938 film by Kurt Neumann
- October 7, 1938 (1938-10-07)
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Touchdown, Army retitled Generals of Tomorrow in the UK is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Kurt Neumann, written by Lloyd Corrigan and Erwin S. Gelsey, and starring John Howard, Mary Carlisle, Robert Cummings, William Frawley, Owen Davis Jr., and Benny Baker. It was released on October 7, 1938, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2][3]
Plot
Army University football player, Jimmy Howal, gets a reception far different from what he expected when he enters West Point. His cocky attitude makes everyone opposed to him, especially hot-tempered southerner, Brandon Culpepper, who also sees Howal as a rival for beautiful Toni Denby; daughter of West Point officer Colonel Denby. Howal is failing French prior to the Army-Navy game, and the cadets fear he will be kept from playing because of it. Toni then tutors Howal, but she, unknowingly, uses an old exam which is the basis for the new test. Howal realizes what has happened when he passes the exam with flying colors and suspects Toni of having set out to make a fool of him.
Cast
- John Howard as Cadet Brandon Culpepper
- Mary Carlisle as Toni Denby
- Robert Cummings as Cadet Jimmy Howal
- William Frawley as Jack Heffernan
- Owen Davis Jr. as Cadet Kirk Reynolds
- Benny Baker as Cadet Dick Mycroft
- Minor Watson as Col. Denby
- Raymond Hatton as Bob Haskins
Production
Lew Ayres was meant to play a lead but Robert Cummings – who was already in the cast – took the part instead, promoted from a more subsidiary role.[4] Filming started June 1938.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Touchdown, Army (1938) at the TCM Movie Database
- ^ Hal Erickson (2015). "Touchdown-Army – Trailer – Cast – Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-29.
- ^ "Touchdown, Army". Afi.com. 1938-10-07. Retrieved 2015-03-29.
- ^ Schallert, Edwin (June 21, 1938). "Elaine Barrymore to Join Husband in Film". Los Angeles Times. p. 11.
- ^ "SCREEN NEWS HERE AND IN HOLLYWOOD". New York Times. 17 June 1938. p. 25.
External links
- Touchdown, Army at IMDb
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Films directed by Kurt Neumann
- El Tenorio del harem (1931)
- Fast Companions (1932)
- My Pal, the King (1932)
- The Big Cage (1933)
- The Secret of the Blue Room (1933)
- King for a Night (1933)
- Let's Talk It Over (1934)
- Half a Sinner (1934)
- Wake Up and Dream (1934)
- Alias Mary Dow (1935)
- The Affair of Susan (1935)
- Let's Sing Again (1936)
- Rainbow on the River (1936)
- Espionage (1937)
- Make a Wish (1937)
- That Navy Spirit (1937)
- Wide Open Faces (1938)
- Generals of Tomorrow (1938)
- Ambush (1939)
- Unmarried (1939)
- Island of Lost Men (1939)
- All Women Have Secrets (1939)
- Ellery Queen, Master Detective (1940)
- A Night at Earl Carroll's (1940)
- Brooklyn Orchid (1942)
- Fall In (1942)
- The McGuerins from Brooklyn (1942)
- Taxi, Mister (1943)
- Yanks Ahoy (1943)
- The Unknown Guest (1943)
- Tarzan and the Amazons (1945)
- Tarzan and the Leopard Woman (1946)
- Tarzan and the Huntress (1947)
- The Dude Goes West (1948)
- Bad Men of Tombstone (1949)
- Bad Boy (1949)
- Two Knights from Brooklyn (1949)
- The Kid from Texas (1950)
- Rocketship X-M (1950)
- Cattle Drive (1951)
- Reunion in Reno (1951)
- Son of Ali Baba (1952)
- The Ring (1952)
- Hiawatha (1952)
- Tarzan and the She-Devil (1953)
- Regina Amstetten (1954)
- Three from Variety (1954)
- Carnival Story (1954)
- Circus of Love (1954)
- They Were So Young (1954)
- The Star of Rio (1955)
- Mohawk (1956)
- The Desperados Are in Town (1956)
- She Devil (1957)
- Kronos (1957)
- The Deerslayer (1957)
- The Fly (1958)
- Machete (1958)
- Watusi (1959)
- Counterplot (1959)
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