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Flagg and Quirt are veteran United States Marines whose rivalry dates back a number of years. Flagg is commissioned a captain, he is in command of a company ...
What Price Glory: Directed by John Ford. With James Cagney, Corinne Calvet, Dan Dailey, William Demarest. The wartime romantic misadventures of Captain Flagg, commander of a company of US Marines in 1918 France.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- John Ford
- 1953-01-28
Originally intended as a musical, it was filmed as a straight comedy-drama, directed by John Ford and released by 20th Century Fox on August 22, 1952, in the U.S. The screenplay was written by Phoebe and Henry Ephron, and stars James Cagney and Dan Dailey as US Marines in World War I.
Longtime rivals in the Marines, Capt. Flagg (James Cagney) and Sgt. Quirt (Dan Dailey) are stationed together in France during World War I. Soon the two tough military officers are competing for ...
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- James Cagney
- John Ford
- Comedy, Drama
May 11, 2021 · Movie Review: What Price Glory (1952) WARNING: SPOILERS. “I believe that every time you remake a picture, there must be a specific reason why you do that,” producer Darryl Zanuck once said. Zanuck had a specific reason for remaking “What Price Glory.”. The 1926 original, based on a popular 1924 play, was from a previous era of ...
WHAT PRICE GLORY (1952) USA, colour, 106m. Directed by John Ford. Inspired by a 1924 Smash Hit Broadway play by Maxwell Anderson and Lawrence Stallings, that was made as a 1926 silent film by Raoul Walsh. This World War I film has Jimmy Cagney, Dan Dailey and Corinne Calvet in the middle.
What Price Glory? owes its spark and vitality to the Cagney-Dailey acting team, which doesn't seem bothered by having to shoulder the oldest luggage of slapstick and pathos. Full Review | Nov...
