''$1,000 a Touchdown'' is a 1939 American

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directed by James P. Hogan, written by

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, and starring Joe E. Brown,

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, John Hartley and Joyce Mathews. It was released on October 4, 1939, by

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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

* Joe E. Brown as Marlowe Mansfield Booth *

as Martha Madison *

as Henry *

as Betty McGlen *John Hartley as Bill Anders *

Joyce Mathews Joyce may refer to: People * Joyce (name), list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname * Joyce, (born 1948), Brazilian singer-songwriter * James Joyce (1882–1941), Irish modernist writer Places * Joyce, Washington, an ...

as Lorelei * George McKay as Mr. Fishbeck *

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as Bangs * Tom Dugan as Popcorn vendor *

Matt McHugh Matthew O. McHugh (January 22, 1894 – February 22, 1971) was an American film actor who appeared in more than 200 films between 1931 and 1955, primarily in small cameo parts. Career McHugh came from a theatrical family. His parents ran a s ...

as Brick Benson * Don Wilson as Announcer *Paula DeCardo as Dora (uncredited) *

Dot Farley Dorothea "Dot" Farley (February 6, 1881 – May 2, 1971) was an American film actress who appeared in 280 motion pictures between 1910 and 1950. She was also known as Dorothy Farley. Biography Born in Chicago, Illinois, Dorothea Farley was ...

as Hysterical Girl (uncredited) * Bill Thompson as Animal and Bird Impersonator (uncredited) * Adrian Morris as Two Ton Terry (uncredited)

Reception

Frank Nugent of ''

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'' criticized the film as unoriginal.

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* 1939 films 1939 comedy films American black-and-white films 1930s sports comedy films American football films American sports comedy films 1930s English-language films Films directed by James Patrick Hogan Films set in universities and colleges Paramount Pictures films 1930s American films {{1930s-comedy-film-stub

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