The Fighting 69th (1940)
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Reviews Counted:4
Fresh:3
Rotten:1
Average Rating:N/A
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... [More]
Starring: James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, George Brent, Jeffrey Lynn
Director: William Keighley
Reviews for The Fighting 69th
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Among best of Cagney-O'Brien Warner team-ups, this one set in WWI.
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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. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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A sentimental recruiting poster account of the famed First World War New York National Guard division of mostly Irish-Americans. Full Review |
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