Immortal Sergeant (1943)

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Release Date: Jan 11, 1943 Wide

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Though Henry Fonda is top-billed in The Immortal Sergeant, the title character is played by Thomas Mitchell. Set in the Libyan Desert during WW2, the story finds tough but compassionate British Eighth Army sergeant Kelly (Thomas Mitchell) in charge of a 14-man patrol. Kelly's corporal is Colin Spence (Henry Fonda), a shy and retiring Canadian. When the squad becomes lost in the desert, it is the guidance and example of Kelly that brings the timid Spence out of his shell. Kelly ultimately dies,

Unrated, 1 hr. 31 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure, Classics

Directed By: John M. Stahl

In Theaters: Jan 11, 1943 Wide

On DVD: May 23, 2006

Cast

Henry Fonda
Cpl. Colin Spence
Maureen O'Hara
Valentine
Thomas Mitchell
Sgt. Kelly
Allyn Joslyn
Cassidy
Reginald Gardiner
Benedict
Melville Cooper
Pilcher
Bramwell Fletcher
Symes
Morton Lowry
Cottrell
Bob Mascagno
Specialty Dancer
Italia Denubila
Specialty Dancer
John Banner
German Officer
Wilson Benge
Waiter
Gordon B. Clark
Soldier
James Craven
Noncommissioned Man
Bud Geary
Driver
Frederick Giermann
German Soldier
Henry Guttman
Soldier
Charles Irwin
Non-Commissioned Man
Guy Kingsford
Lorry Driver
Peter Lawford
Bit Part
Anthony Marsh
Assistant Post Corporal
Donald Stuart
Post Corporal
David Thursby
Bren Carrier Driver
Leslie Vincent
Runner
Hans Von Morhart
Soldier
Eric Wilton
Headwaiter
John Whitney
Soldier
John Meredith
Soldier
Sam Waagenaar
German

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Henry Fonda plays a Canadian who joins the Brits in WWII. During the war, he thinks about Maureen O'Hara (who looks lovely in flashbacks), the girl he loves but never really set anything definite about their relationship. Before the war, Fonda was kind of a wimp and during the war, he learns about courage from Sergeant

September 24, 2007