Pride of the Marines
Summary:
John Garfield stars as Al Schmid, a true-life marine who served in World War II. Schmid becomes a hero at Guadalcanal, defending a machine gun post and killing 200 Japanese before he is permanently blinded by a grenade. Despite being awarded the Navy Cross, Schmid returns home embittered by his disability. After a long and grueling convalescence, he is shaken back to life by his girl ... Full Summary >>
Cast:
John Garfield - (Al Schmid)
Eleanor Parker - (Ruth Hartley)
Dane Clark - (Lee Diamond)
Ann Doran - (Ella Merchant)
John Ridgely - (Jim Merchant)
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Review:
Pride of the Marines is a stirring, powerful, hard-hitting World War II drama. Actually, it's probably more accurate to say it's a post-War drama, as the real meat of the picture concerns a wounded soldier's return to civilian life. While Pride is undeniably patriotic, it also is not afraid to ask some serious, hard questions or to pres... Continue >>
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