Touchdown (1931 film)

Touchdown is a 1931 American PreCode football movie directed by Norman Z. McLeod and starring Richard Arlen, Peggy Shannon, Jack Oakie and Regis Toomey. Jim Thorpe and Herman Brix appear uncredited as unbilled football players.

Veteran Coach Pop Stewart J. Farrell MacDonald warns him that winning at all costs isnt worth it and, he could lose a lot more than a game, including the respect of his old friend Babe Jack Oakie his girl, Mary Peggy Shannon and, his player, Paul Charles Starrett could lose his life.Herman Brix broke his shoulder during filming, Touchdown and, was unable to play Tarzan, in MGMs screen adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughss popular character, in the 1932 film, Tarzan the Ape Man. The injury also prevented him from competing in the 1932 Olympics. At the time, he still held the world record for shot put. Swimming champion Johnny Weissmuller replaced him, as Tarzan, and became a major star. ........

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