Football coach Dan Curtis is eager for his small college team to win at all costs. However, he has a change of heart when a player is severely injured by playing when he should have been resting.


Touchdown! from 1931. Boy, if you're into old-school sports movies, especially football, this one's definitely worth digging up. It's got that classic "lesson learned" vibe. You'll probably enjoy it if you like seeing how films tackled big ideas like sportsmanship and winning before all the CGI and huge budgets. Folks ...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

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"Touchdown! from 1931. Boy, if you're into old-school sports movies, especially football, this one's definitely worth digging up. It's got that classic "lesson learned" vibe. You'll probably enjoy it if you like seeing how films tackled big ideas like sportsmanship and winning before all the CGI and huge budgets. Folks looking for fast pacing or super complex characters might find it a bit slow, though. It really is a product of its time. The Game and the Coach Coach Dan Curtis (Richard Arlen) is..."
Grover Jones, William Slavens McNutt, Francis Wallace
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1931 · IMDb 6.8

