Henry Fonda & Maureen O Hara in "Immortal Sergeant" (1943)
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- During World War II, while bashful, receding, passive, loner Canadian journalist Colin Spence (Henry Fonda), lacking in confidence, is living in London, he joins the British Army and is stationed in the North African desert of Libya. There he serves as a Corporal under stalwart Sergeant Kelly (Thomas Mitchell).
Although Kelly takes an interest in Spence and tries to build up his ego, Spence remains unassertive. One afternoon, Spence has a flashback to a time before the war, when he went with his girl friend, Valentine Lee (Maureen O'Hara), to a party at which they met war correspondent Tom Benedict (Reginald Gardiner). Benedict was a self-assured blowhard who easily impressed Valentine, and Spence soon regreted introducing them.
Back in the desert, Kelly and Spence lead a reconnaisance patrol of fourteen men into the brutal heat. As they are traveling, Spence again reminisces about Valentine, who was further won over by Benedict when he impressed her on her birthday. Spence's mind returns to the present when the patrol stops for lunch, but before they resume their journey, they are attacked by Italian airplanes. During the ensuing skirmish, Spence and his men shoot down one of the planes, but it crashes on one of the patrol's trucks, killing eight men.
Kelly moves the remaining men Spence, Symes (Bramwell Fletcher), Pilcher (Melville Cooper), Cottrell (Morton Lowry), and Cassidy (Allyn Joslyn), onward, but they are lost.
The next day, Symes is killed during the exchange of enemy gunfire, and Kelly is seriously wounded. Spence gets the sergeant to cover, where he refuses to listen to Kelly's orders to leave him behind for the good of the group. While Spence is discussing the situation with the remaining three men, Kelly shoots himself, and the soldiers bury their brave sergeant. Spence then assumes leadership of the patrol and drives the men hard, as Kelly had instructed him. While they are walking, Spence's mind drifts back to Valentine, who spent his first leave with him and encouraged him to be more assertive romantically. Spence's reverie ends when the group finds an oasis, which is held by German soldiers.
While Spence waits for dark, he remembers the last time he saw Valentine, when it appeared that Benedict had completely won her affections. As darkness falls in the desert, Spence crawls into the oasis, steals food and water, then dismantles the Germans' radio equipment. Spence returns, and tells his men they must take the German stronghold, explaining that it is the cumulative effect of every single man fighting in every position that will win the war. The men split up and engage the enemy during a sandstorm. Spence is with Cottrell and fights hard until an explosion knocks him out.
Spence awakens in a Cairo hospital. Cottrell explains he was wounded when Cottrell threw a grenade in the enemy munitions dump. The action was successful, although Cassidy was killed. Pilcher is recovering in the same hospital, and both Cottrell and Spence have been awarded distinguished conduct medals. Spence is trying to assimilate the information when Benedict arrives and is his usual sarcastic self. Suddenly aware of his own strength, and no longer afraid, Spence orders Benedict to send Valentine a telegram saying that he wants to marry her. Benedict protests, but Spence intimidates him and sends him on his way. Soon after, Spence, who has been promoted to lieutenant, meets Valentine at a London railway station. There, Spence once again hears Kelly's encouraging words as he embraces Valentine.
A 1943 American Black & White war film directed by John M. Stahl, produced by Lamar Trotti, screenplay by Trotti, based John Brophy's 1942 novel of the same name, cinematography by Arthur Miller, starring Henry Fonda, Maureen O'Hara, Thomas Mitchell, Allyn Joslyn, Reginald Gardiner, Melville Cooper, Bramwell Fletcher, and Morton Lowry. Released by 20th Century Fox.
The first American film about the North Africa campaign and the last film Henry Fonda made before enlisting in the U.S. Navy during World War II. It is Fonda's least favorite. Fonda made a deal with the head of 20th Century Fox, Darryl F. Zanuck, signing his only studio contract in order to get the part of Tom Joad in "The Grapes of Wrath" (1940). The studio cast him in what he considered junk for the most part because he got what was left after Tyrone Power and Don Ameche rejected it.
Soundtrack music:
"The Campbells Are Coming" - Traditional, Played on the bagpipes at the beginning
"Loch Lomond" - Traditional, Sung by a chorus at the beginning
"South of the Border" (Down Mexico Way) - Written by Jimmy Kennedy and Michael Carr,
played at the nightclub
"There Will Never Be Another You" - by Harry Warren played at the nightclub
This well executed, low-budget, combat story with romantic flashbacks is a WWII American propaganda film. Its main thrust is NOT realism but to bolster support of the war effort. Still, it's enjoyable, not brilliant but entertaining. - Krátké a kreslené filmy
What a great classic. Maureen O Hara reminds me so much of my Grandmother during WW2. I've revisited this movie every so often during the years, and it's always worth watching again. 👍
Such a great Actress she even appeared n afew of John Wayne movies
Way to many ads. Not worth watching when every 2 minutes you put in a ad to make money. You didn't make this content. I know you control the ads.
I'm 68 years old, and as much as I've heard of this Henry Fonda classic, I've never seen it.
Thank you, Mr. Donald P. Borchers, for uploading it.
Poor old Canadian yokel, Henry Fonda getting shafted by the sophisticated set. Just part of the character development as our hero eventually shows his true strengths and courage. Maureen O'Hara is the most luminous and beautiful Hollywood star who over the years appeared in countless movies, in every genre, always portraying strong and resilient feminine characters. Modern writers and actresses of the Woke brigade could learn a lot by watching her performances and learn you don't have to act like a man to be seen as strong.
ye gods! how old are you.... 16?..you aren't maga by any chance?she was an ACTRESS
@kwakkwak triggered.
First, just try convincing a woke young woman to watch a black/white movie…. Good luck!
Hidden Gem. 1943 WWII Movie. First for me. Well worth the watch. Enjoy. Thanks.
How did I miss this amazing movie in my life. Outstanding performance.
Very good movie.....great acting all around...and the war scenery is always wonderful....thanks for uploading this.
What a great wartime film! I thought that I must have seen them all by now, at 72, with a father who fought in the war and all the years to see them. A great story about a boy becoming a man with some great character acting, Henry Fonda just pulls off being Canadian, however.
I am not sure how many times I have watched this film, lots, and enjoy it every time. I hope that I was a good a sergeant as Sgt Kelly, he is aggressive and disciplined, thoughtful of his troops but not soft, and he tries to impart his knowledge and experience whenever he can, I obviously don’t know who wrote his lines and created the character but I think whoever it was did a great job, they might have had a military advisor who helped but as it was made in 1943 the writer could have been working from experience or based Sgt Kelly upon himself.
The star attraction is obviously Maureen O’Hara a truly beautiful woman, she was one of those actresses who didn’t need a huge script, she only had to smile and she would have bowled men, and I dare say women, over without uttering a word.
There is one small technical issue within the film, the Lewis gun was officially withdrawn from service in 1946, however the British army had virtually replaced all Lewis guns in favour of the Bren gun by 1942 in frontline units, like this unit in the desert, it was issued to Home Guard units and regular infantry units in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧, motor torpedo boats and Air Sea Rescue launches and many other units, so whilst it was remotely possible for there being a Lewis gun in the North African campaign it is unlikely and therefore a boo-boo by the filmmakers. If that tiny little issue is all I have to write about then that is a very well done for the props department.
Thanks for sharing this with us all, even those who have seen it time and time again, one of the best WWII that doesn’t concentrate on the battlefield but on the soldiers and their situation and the dilemmas that throws up for them to deal with. Thanks again 😀👍🇬🇧🏴🇺🇸🇺🇦
The script was written by Lamar Trotti, who wrote Drums Along the Mohawk and Young Mr. Lincoln among many others.
I saw this movie on 🇺🇸 📺 over
50 years ago, 1971 to be exact, & couldn’t remember the title, only that Henry Fonda was in it.
So I’m glad to find it again to have a good laugh 😹 at the nazi marking on the plane 58:50 ->
The Germans appeared to be
paratroopers all of them, normal since they’re airborne.
Otherwise, the movie is perfect 🤩 for me.
& of course that they couldn’t have an authentic Junkers 52
at the time for the movie.
"Nothing higher than a sergeant."
A good film that I haven't seen before. I have seen a few Henry Fonda films and also Maureen O'Hara ones with John Wayne she was an awesome actress. Thanks for uploading this.
Maureen O'Hara is in it; enough said - such a beautiful woman! Only 23 years old in this film! WOW
take note of when this was made.
note the message at the end.
If you want it. You must stand up and fight for it.
When did America forget this ?
Because we certainly have forgotten it.
"When the going gets tough, the tough get going." And don't forget to " zig-zag.
Most of us are tough and ready to fight. What do the red striped on our flag stand for ?
I think this movie back during WWII is an inspiration to every man serving is to be a potential leader and use his initiative. The Sergeant and the Corporal as NCOs have won wars not Officers, who else would lead men into combat to take objectives or complete missions. During combat it's the NCOs that make or break a unit in combat.
As a veteran (just a lowly l/cpl) , I can confirm what we all suspected - the NCO’s run the show. A good nco can make a good unit great, and a bad one will ruin it. I knew I didn’t have the right temperament to be a good sergeant and happily fk’d off as an enlisted goofball 😊
Ditto!!!
Been seeing this HENRY FONDA desert war classtc in rerins on t.v. since the 1960e . Always worth a watch
Fonda on his own kept this classic going
Restaurant scene is just like the comedy drama “ School For Scoundrels “ with Ian Carmichael and Terry Thomas 😂
Ah, there is Walt Disney, British style!😂
And Maureen O'Hara is the only woman who could wear a witches hat so elegantly in her first scene.
What a great movie, love these characters
The armoured car is a passable imitation of a Marmon-Herrington, presumably mocked up by the prop department. One suspects actual MHs were thin on the ground in California in 1943.
In the same way, the troops are using Great War-surplus Lewis guns rather than Bren guns.
... and Great War helmets (leather chinstraps with buckles).
Do not forget Thomas Mitchell as the Sergeant. Who was Mitchell? Check out his 1939 resume: Gone With The Wind, Mr. Smith Goes To Washington, Hunchback of Notre Dame and Won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for Stagecoach. I challenge anyone top pick a better year then Mitchell had in 1939.
And the bumbling Uncle Billy in It's a Wonderful Life.
Minhas omenagens a Henry Fonda e Ana Fonda de oliveira minha mãe por pertencer a essa geração que tem um legado na história que Deus abençoe a todos 🇧🇷
Thank you for sharing this film with us ❤🎉😊
An excellent movie
Not sure if I have ever watched this movie before.
The pineapple scene rings a bell , but it was used in several
movies about Tobruk.
I guess, after all the hardships during The Great Depression, Tom Jode's family moved to Canada.
great film nice to see that us brits are being represented
Thank you
SGT. is a proud rank to earn
Thanks
I’m surprised I didn’t see this back when there was just a few VHF, then UHF, channels when movies were shown late night, especially on weekends.
good movie,, thanks for sharing this ...
Very. Good. Movie. 🎉🎉🎉👍💥
Before being sent out on patrol the sergeant is addressed by the corporals and privates as "sir" despite him not being an officer. Presumably the scriptwriter and director was not military!
I think that this is done in American films mostly. In British made films most are addressed by the rank up to a Warrant Officer which is the highest non commissioned rank who would be addressed as Sir or Maam who held that rank and still applies today in the British Armed Forces. In this particular film it was probably due to not enough research into the ranks of the British or commonwealth forces. Still a good film though tbh.
Great show I've done how many times I've seen it thank you very much.
the more u watch this the more u know that real soldiers were involved in making this film REspect to all
Made in Hollyweird by actors and crew who knew nothing of war, only what they imagined.
@@belleriffraffperhaps.
Great old flick. Anyone else spot john mills as `Symes` when they were collecting their mail. 3:46
Very good movie. And I love the Buy War Bonds poster at the end.
The Saturday Night Live skits of these letters home movies are so funny.
He recovered completely, joined the American Army, was quickly promoted. Then singlehandedly won The Battle of the Bulge by blowing up a fuel depot.
Really?
@@elizabethmartin4328 Did you not see the Historical Document, Battle of the Bulge ??
I feel cheated. The movie's called "Immoral Sergeant", and they edited out all the nasty parts.
Good
How old is Maureen !!?! Wow,great looking young lady! Even Hank is at that young age!!!
She is probably in Heaven. Died in last couple yrs.
Great movie
Great flick
@28:47 Lost in the Desert, you navigate by the Sun & Moon when you don't have a compass and also move by night.
@34:32 Yet with no compass, the Brit's know which way is NE lol.
@45:00 Unloading his rifle would not prevent a suicide by a soldier still wearing an ammo belt.
@46:00 Instead of doing a burial party, it would have been wiser to strip all of the dead for anything of usefulness, esp. canteens of water, food and spare weapons & ammo.....oh and maybe a compass.
@55:00 Great makeup artists made the chapped lips look.
@1:14:00 The Germans are wearing Parachute helmets, so they must be from the Ramcke Brigade and this entire movie is based upon the oasis of Gialo.
Love the ending when she calls him "Daddy" 👍❤
Maureen O Hara what an amazing beauty.
A pretty good movie.
Sehr gut film.
In North Africa the British always wore short pants yet the Germans never did.
I'm inspired, wait until my gril friend fines out from now on I'm GOVING THE ORDERS...if it's Ok....
At about 21:00 when the fighter plane is about to crash into the back of the truck, it has dropped its undercarriage, presumably trying to land. But why does it aim at the escaping truck?
The pilot probably dead.
The old movies with 30 seconds of credits first are so much better than 15 minutes of stupid producer's animation and a half hour of credits at the end.
A very young Peter Lawford in an uncredited role as a soldier around 16:35. It's weird how they seemed to think of tobacco smoke as a form of sustenance, almost like food 48:30.
Addiction is its own hunger. Tobacco smoke gives a heightened awareness of calmness. The peace pipe and all that.
It's supposed to suppress hunger pangs. Maybe so.
Relieves tension and somewhat a pain killer, esp. emotional pain.
Maureen O'Hara, nee Maureen FitzSimons, most probably of Norman Irish descent
Canadians where great cooks,dish washers wet nurses.
Fancy they could not load there 303s.
Thank You Henry Fonda for Serving our Country of the United States of America! ❤
From a Navy Veteran Myself
What did they all risk their Lives for ?
Virtue
@@elizabethmartin4328 'virtue' was part of the conscious motivating thoughts . But i feel it was and sadly still is ,motivated by Humans inability to address its 'unevolved' subconscious , 'Primal dominant ',self destructive instincts...Lovely Name Elizabeth ; )
49:16 lol
Did not want to take out the Germans directly, could have booby trapped their food and ammunition easy enough, given him enough time to ex-fill.
Von stroheim had the Russians wear the right underwear the dp said whose to know he said I will know
Well that was some Movie, I was wonderful. I loved It maureen o'hara was great . Tom was a rat
A proper Hollywood film. Uniforms all wrong webbing all wrong. Typical Hollywood ballsup.
It was a wartime movie