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A 1938 football flick where the real game is surviving West Point's social ladder.
TMDB
50
IMDb
55

Touchdown, Army (1938)

old Hollywood charmgridiron melodramamilitary academy soap

Overview

ComedyDrama

Prep football star Jimmy Howal gets a reception far different from what he expected when he enters West Point.

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Content warning
sportsamerican football
class and privilegemasculine competitioninstitutional conformityromantic rivalry

Standout Aspects

Acting

Robert Cummings' early career earnestness before Hitchcock discovered him.

Production

Authentic West Point location shooting with actual cadets as extras.

Best for:Solo: Vintage film nerd seeking forgotten studio programmers.·Background: Pleasant 1930s wallpaper while you fold laundry.
Kurt Neumann

Director

Kurt Neumann

ReleasedAug 4, 1938
Runtime1h 10m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonelight
Feellight
Paramount Pictures

Top Cast

John Howard

John Howard

Cadet Brandon Culpepper

Mary Carlisle

Mary Carlisle

Toni Denby

Robert Cummings

Robert Cummings

Cadet Jimmy Howal

William Frawley

William Frawley

Jack Heffernan

Owen Davis Jr.

Owen Davis Jr.

Cadet Kirk Reynolds

Benny Baker

Benny Baker

Cadet Dick Mycroft

Minor Watson

Minor Watson

Col. Denby

Raymond Hatton

Raymond Hatton

Bob Haskins

Monte Blue

Monte Blue

Pilot (uncredited)

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Director Kurt Neumann would later helm The Fly (1958), making this his most normal movie about transformation.

Cultural

Released months before WWII, the film's gung-ho military spirit already feels like propaganda for a war America hadn't entered yet.

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