The Fighting 69th (1940)
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Cast
as Pvt. Jerry Plunkett
as Father Duffy
as Sgt. Joyce Kilmer
as Maj. Wild Bill Donovan
as Sgt. Big Mike Wynn
as 'Crepe Hanger' Burke
as Lt. Ames
as Timmy Wynn
as John Wynn
as Paddy Dolan
as The Colonel
as Capt. Mangan
as Mike Murphy
as Maj. Anderson
as Pvt. Turner
as Pvt. McManus
as Jack O'Keefe
as Chaplain Holmes
as Casey
as Lt. Norman
as Casey
as Healey
as Capt. Bootz
as Carroll
as Ryan
as Tierney
as Regan
as Doctor
as Doctor
as Doctor
as Sergeant
as Supply sergeant
as Eddie
as Major
as Alabama man
as Alabama man
as Alabama man
as Alabama Man
as Engineer officer
as Medical captain
as German officer
as German Officer
as Hefferman
as O'Brien
as Waiter
as Jimmy
as Engineer Sergeant
as Telephonist
as Soldier
as Soldier
as Moran
as Chuck
Critic Reviews for The Fighting 69th
All Critics (4) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (1) | DVD (2)
Among best of Cagney-O'Brien Warner team-ups, this one set in WWI.
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.
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.
Audience Reviews for The Fighting 69th
This film is weird. Cagney is a brawler who becomes a coward in the face of war and gets half of his battalion killed. He finds religion, kills a bunch of Germans and redeems himself. It's Cagney so it's enjoyable, but you don't like his character and you never root for him. Very strange.
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