This is the Army (1943) + Extras
This is the Army (1943) + Extras
DVDRip | AVI | 640 x 480 | XviD @ 385 Kbps | 125 min | 750 Mb + 482 Mb
Audio: English AC3 2.0/1.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subs (idx/subs): English, French
Genre: Comedy, Musical, War
DVDRip | AVI | 640 x 480 | XviD @ 385 Kbps | 125 min | 750 Mb + 482 Mb
Audio: English AC3 2.0/1.0 @ 192 Kbps | Subs (idx/subs): English, French
Genre: Comedy, Musical, War
In WWI dancer Jerry Jones stages an all-soldier show on Broadway, called Yip Yip Yaphank. Wounded in the war, he becomes a producer. In WWII his son Johnny Jones, who was before his father's assistant, gets the order to stage a new all-soldier show, called This is the Army. But in his personal life he has problems, because he refuses to marry his fiancée until the war is over.
IMDB - Won 1 Oscar
This movie was produced as a fund-raiser and as a morale booster. At the time it was filmed we were on the verge of losing the war and the public needed a patriotic lift. The songs are not, perhaps, the best Irving Berlin ever wrote, but they speak of the era in which they were written. For those who are politically-correct, I agree that African-Americans are not shown in the best light, but, right or wrong, that was the attitude then. The minstrel show was still a popular entertainment and the idea of white actors in black-face was considered simply show business. This show was actually staffed by real, honest-to-goodness soldiers with a few actors tossed in for the starring roles. Even if you dislike the movie, appreciate it for the look it gives into American life during the 40s. I, for one, enjoy it a lot and have watched it a half-dozen times.
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This is the Army (1943) + Extras
Extras:
- Warner Night at the Movies (47:03)
- The Unites States Army Band (8:40)
- My British Buddy Outtake (2:17)
- Cartoon (7:36)
- 2 trailers