The Fighting Sullivans (1944)
It might not sound like it from the title, but The Fighting Sullivans is a tearjerker. Based on a true story, five Iowan sons grow up with their loving parents in the years before WWII. Thomas Mitchell, the proverbial Irish father, and Selena Royle, the proverbial hard-working mother, are the heads of the family. They see the boys through school, love, and work. When the war breaks out, much to Selena’s dismay, all five boys are anxious to join the Navy. I won’t tell you exactly what happens, but Ward Bond has a small but important role: a Naval officer who visits the house.
The story itself is interesting, though tragic. But the actual production could have been better executed. Parts of the film are corny, parts rush when it would have been more emotional to slow them down, and parts seem strictly Hollywood rather than realistic, like the romance with Anne Baxter. But if you really like sad war stories, you can check it out.
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The story itself is interesting, though tragic. But the actual production could have been better executed. Parts of the film are corny, parts rush when it would have been more emotional to slow them down, and parts seem strictly Hollywood rather than realistic, like the romance with Anne Baxter. But if you really like sad war stories, you can check it out.
Want to watch it? Click here to see it on ok.ru and thank "Classic Movies Kristine Rose" for posting!
More Ward Bond movies here!