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Touchdown, Army

1938 · 70 min

A light, breezy old-fashioned campus comedy with football, romance, and mild rivalries that's easy to enjoy.

Directed by: Kurt Neumann
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Starring: John Howard, Mary Carlisle, Robert Cummings

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

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Directed by: Kurt Neumann
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Starring: John Howard, Mary Carlisle, Robert Cummings

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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: sport
identity
love
friendship
coming-of-age
Places: school
small town
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	3
Horror	0
Humour	6
Realism	7
Romance	5
Tension	3
Darkness	1
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: drama, comedy
Directed by: Kurt Neumann
Written by: Erwin S. Gelsey, Lloyd Corrigan
Starring: John Howard, Mary Carlisle, Robert Cummings, William Frawley, Owen Davis Jr., Benny Baker, Minor Watson, Raymond Hatton
Music: John Leipold
Cinematography: Victor Milner
Runtime: 70 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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