It's Your America (Part II) (1945)

★★★★★ · EF-5 (Educational Film No. 5) Well Done Film about Patriotism · Chuckeroo-Rodeo · 2008-02-17

I've had an excellent quality print of "It's Your America" for many years, and I have yet to see a film that deals with the subject matter so well. Starring Arthur Kennedy ("Peyton Place", "Lawrence of Arabia" and many other titles) and (probably) directed by John Ford, this film was shown to soldiers departing service immediately after World War II. The script is well written and features several popular character actors of the late 30s and40s(ex: Walter Sande of "To Have and Have Not"). Interestingly, the script includes moderate swearing and a benign "tush" shot (to punctuate a humorous…

★★★ · Find A penny, pick it up.. · Spuzz · 2003-09-11

Somewhat interesting and historical outlook on Why We Went To War, and what the penny really means. featuring one strange looking actor. We first join the man as he is sailing home from the front, and then starts telling us about how he got there.. Flashback time! He starts out finiding a penny, and closely looking at it, and then wondering what all of it means. As his war experience continues, he meets different men telling him about each part of the penny, and how that ties in to what we are doing in the war. Good premise, ok acting, some curious homo-erotic shots, makes for a passable film.