Frank McHugh
Series
Criterion collection volume 1208
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Ripped from the headlines of the turbulent era between the Great War and the Great Depression, this dynamic, nostalgia-tinged crime drama balances tommy-gun action with epic historical sweep. Legends James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart star as army buddies whose fortunes rise and fall as their fates intersect, first in a foxhole on the front lines of World War I, then in Manhattan's Prohibition-era underworld. Directed by Hollywood master Raoul Walsh...
Language
English
Formats
Description
A timid stenographer removes her glasses and - wow - she's a star. A gee-whiz tenor asserts his independence. Plucky chorines tap, a greedy hangers-on get their comeuppances, and an indefatigable producer/dancer and his Girl Friday work showbiz miracles to stage live prologues for talkie houses to keep their company afloat during hard times.
Publisher
Turner Entertainment Co
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
"The Fighting 69th" is a World War I regiment consisting mostly of New York-Irish soldiers. Jerry Plunkett is the cockiest member of a cocky crew. Jerry is a scrappy fellow who looks out only for himself. The officers and enlisted of the regiment do their best to instill discipline in Plunkett, and the chaplain, Father Duffy, tries to make Plunkett see the greater good. None of them seem to succeed. In the trenches, Plunkett acts selfishly and cowardly,...