Sergeant York
Summary:
When World War I hero Alvin York agreed to sell the movie rights to his life story to Warner Bros., it was on three conditions: (1) That the film contains no phony heroics, (2) that Mrs.York not be played by a Hollywood "glamour girl" and (3) That Gary Cooper portray York on screen. All three conditions were met, and the result is one of the finest and most inspirational biographi... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Gary Cooper - (Sgt. Alvin C. York)
Walter Brennan - (Pastor Rosier Pile)
Joan Leslie - (Gracie Williams)
Ward Bond - (Ike Botkin)
Stanley Ridges - (Maj. Buxton)
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Review:
Sergeant York is among the best of war-time propaganda films, with a superb performance by Gary Cooper in the title role. It was natural that, as the United States entered World War II, Hollywood would want to make a movie about the life of Alvin York, the most decorated U.S. soldier in World War I. The real-life York set several conditions f... Continue >>
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