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The wartime romantic misadventures of Captain Flagg, commander of a company of US Marines in 1918 France.The wartime romantic misadventures of Captain Flagg, commander of a company of US Marines in 1918 France.The wartime romantic misadventures of Captain Flagg, commander of a company of US Marines in 1918 France.
Max Showalter
- Lt. Moore
- (as Casey Adams)
Luis Alberni
- Grand Uncle
- (uncredited)
Olga Andre
- Sister Clothilde
- (uncredited)
Tina Blagoi
- Mrs. Bouchard
- (uncredited)
Danny Borzage
- Gilbert
- (uncredited)
George Bruggeman
- German Lieutenant
- (uncredited)
Frederic Brunn
- German Officer
- (uncredited)
Paul Bryar
- Charmaine's Uncle
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaJohn Ford was an uncredited second unit director in the 1926 version directed by Raoul Walsh.
- GoofsCaptain Flagg's command was referred to as L Company, 5th Marines. In WWI Marine Companies were numbered. Prior to WWI they served independently with battalions and above were ad hoc organizations. 5th Marines should 5th Regiment. The change from Regiment to Marines wouldn't come until the 30s.
- Quotes
Captain Flagg: It's a lousy war, kid... but it's the only one we've got.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Only Game in Town (1970)
- SoundtracksOui, Oui, Marie
(uncredited)
Music by Fred Fisher
Lyrics by Al Bryan and Joseph McCarthy
Sung by Corinne Calvet and chorus
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Disappointing and Silly Parody of War
In 1918, in Bar-de-Duc, France, the leader of a company of Marines in the front, Captain Flagg (James Cagney), receives a group of green replacements and his disaffection, the tough Sergeant Quirt (Dan Dailey). Their rivalry increases when they both feel attracted by the same easy woman and daughter of the local innkeeper, Charmaine (Corinne Calvet).
What a disappointing and silly parody of war this "What Price Glory" is! Directed by John Ford and with James Cagney in the cast, I could not believe that this film would be so weak. Today I have watched "The Road to Glory", a great anti-war movie directed by Howard Hawks that shows the barbarian life in the trenches in WWI. However, John Ford has made neither a comedy (like Robert Altman's "MASH"), nor a romance or drama or war movie. Actually it is a messy feature, too silly and not funny for a comedy, too heavy for a romance and unreal for a drama or war, but with a magnificent cinematography and a lovely Corinne Calvet. My vote is five.
Title (Brazil): "Sangue por Glória" ("Blood for Glory")
What a disappointing and silly parody of war this "What Price Glory" is! Directed by John Ford and with James Cagney in the cast, I could not believe that this film would be so weak. Today I have watched "The Road to Glory", a great anti-war movie directed by Howard Hawks that shows the barbarian life in the trenches in WWI. However, John Ford has made neither a comedy (like Robert Altman's "MASH"), nor a romance or drama or war movie. Actually it is a messy feature, too silly and not funny for a comedy, too heavy for a romance and unreal for a drama or war, but with a magnificent cinematography and a lovely Corinne Calvet. My vote is five.
Title (Brazil): "Sangue por Glória" ("Blood for Glory")
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- Hombres a la aventura
- Filming locations
- Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, USA(army base scenes)
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- Runtime1 hour 51 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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