Touchdown, Army (1938)
Prep football star Jimmy Howal gets a reception far different from what he expected when he enters West Point.
- Date of release
- 1938-08-04
- TMDB
- 7.5 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Director
- Kurt Neumann
Casting
- John Howard — Cadet Brandon Culpepper
- Mary Carlisle — Toni Denby
- Robert Cummings — Cadet Jimmy Howal
- William Frawley — Jack Heffernan
- Owen Davis Jr. — Cadet Kirk Reynolds
- Benny Baker — Cadet Dick Mycroft
- Minor Watson — Col. Denby
- Raymond Hatton — Bob Haskins
- Monte Blue — Pilot (uncredited)
Interesting facts
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.
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. Filming started June 1938.
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