$1,000 a Touchdown

$1,000 a Touchdown
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	James P. Hogan
Produced by	William C. Thomas
Screenplay by	Delmer Daves
Starring	Joe E. Brown Martha Raye Eric Blore Susan Hayward John Hartley Joyce Mathews
Music by	Charles Bradshaw John Leipold Leo Shuken
Cinematography	William C. Mellor
Edited by	Chandler House
Production company	Paramount Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release dates	October 4, 1939 (1939-10-04)
Running time	71 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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

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

Reception

Frank Nugent of The New York Times said, "Paramount must have been carried away when it finally succeeded in bringing Joe E. Brown and Martha Raye (and their mouths) together in a comedy. Only it wasn't carried far enough away. $1,000 a Touchdown, played at the Criterion yesterday, is a painfully witless football farce of almost fantastic unoriginality. There is even a scene in which Eric Blore turns to Mr. Brown and says, "Now I leave you to Morpheus." (That wasn't a take-em, folks: it was Joe Miller clutching Mr. Brown's shoulder). It ends with Joe E. scoring the last-second touchdown by being thrown over the goal posts. They threw the wrong man: Delmer Daves, who wrote it, would be our choice—and we'd insist on a field goal."^[2]

References

External links

• $1,000 a Touchdown at the Internet Movie Database