The Fighting 69th...may become a gushy tearjerker by its end, but you can't argue that its heart isn't in the right place.
The Fighting 69th (1940)
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Reviews Counted:4
Fresh:3
Rotten:1
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Runtime: 90 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: A made-for-Cagney part as a cocky Brooklyn kid who likes nothing better than a fight. He gets all he can handle as a member of "The Fighting 69th," the celebrated Irish-American unit that goes... A made-for-Cagney part as a cocky Brooklyn kid who likes nothing better than a fight. He gets all he can handle as a member of "The Fighting 69th," the celebrated Irish-American unit that goes "over there" and into the trenches of World War I. His bravado melts as the Kaiser's guns rain death onto the Allied positions. A fine blend of fighting action, humor and real emotion. Avoid colorized version. [More]
Starring: James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, George Brent, Jeffrey Lynn
Starring: James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, George Brent, Jeffrey Lynn, Frank McHugh, Dennis Morgan, Alan Hale, William Lundigan, Dick Foran, Guinn Williams, Henry O'Neill, John Litel
Director: William Keighley
Director: William Keighley
Screenwriter: Norman Reilly Raine, Fred Niblo, Dean Franklin
Composer: Adolph Deutsch
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Reviews for The Fighting 69th
In one of his few war films, Cagney displays his "specialty" of explosive energy, as a despicable Irishman, who initially sneers at the regiment's traditions but then learns the hard way the mistakes of his cowardice and irresponsibility.
A sentimental recruiting poster account of the famed First World War New York National Guard division of mostly Irish-Americans.
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