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The Fighting 69th
Directed by
William Keighley
Not Rated
1940
90m
War
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Action
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6.6
71%
56%
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Although loudmouthed braggart Jerry Plunkett alienates his comrades and officers, Father Duffy, the regimental chaplain, has faith that he'll prove himself in the end.
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Cast of The Fighting 69th
James Cagney
Jerry Plunkett
Pat O’Brien
Father Duffy
George Brent
Wild Bill Donovan
Jeffrey Lynn
Joyce Kilmer
Alan Hale
Big Mike Wynn
Frank McHugh
"Crepe Hanger" Burke
Dennis Morgan
Lieutenant Ames
Dick Foran
Long John Wynn
William Lundigan
Timmy Wynn
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
Paddy Dolan
Henry O'Neill
Colonel
John Litel
Captain Mangan
Sammy Cohen
Mike Murphy
Harvey Stephens
Major Anderson
William Hopper
Private Turner
Thomas J. Dugan
Private McManus
Frank Wilcox
Lieutenant Norman
John Arledge
Alabama Man #2 (uncredited)
Frank Faylen
Engineer Sergeant (uncredited)
George Reeves
Jack O'Keefe (uncredited)
Roland Varno
German Officer (uncredited)
Herbert Anderson
Private Casey (uncredited)
Trevor Bardette
Alabama Man #1 (uncredited)
Jack Boyle
Chuck (uncredited)
Richard Clayton
Tierney (uncredited)
Frank Coghlan Jr.
Jimmy (uncredited)
Tom Coleman
Wounded Soldier (uncredited)
James Conaty
Officer at Briefing (uncredited)
Joseph Crehan
Inoculations Doctor (uncredited)
John Daheim
Soldier (uncredited)
Eddie Dew
Regan (uncredited)
Ralph Dunn
Medical Captain (uncredited)
Edgar Edwards
Engineer Officer (uncredited)
James Flavin
Supply Sergeant (uncredited)
Jerry Fletcher
Telephonist (uncredited)
Arno Frey
German Officer (uncredited)
Edmund Glover
Alabama Man #4 (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Soldier Watching Fight (uncredited)
John Harron
Carrol (uncredited)
J. Anthony Hughes
Healey (uncredited)
Layne Ireland
Hefferman (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
New Recruit (uncredited)
George Kilgen
Ryan (uncredited)
Jacques Lory
Waiter (uncredited)
Wilfred Lucas
Eye Doctor (uncredited)
Frank Mayo
Captain Bootz (uncredited)
Frank Melton
Alabama Man #3 (uncredited)
Elmo Murray
O'Brien (uncredited)
Byron Nelson
Soldier (uncredited)
George O'Hanlon
Eddie Kearney (uncredited)
Jack Perrin
Major (uncredited)
John Ridgely
Moran (uncredited)
Frank Sully
Sergeant (uncredited)
Emmett Vogan
Doctor (uncredited)
William Keighley
Director
Fred Niblo Jr.
Writer
Norman Reilly Raine
Writer
Dean Riesner
Writer
Jack L. Warner
Producer
Hal B. Wallis
Producer
Louis F. Edelman
Producer
The Fighting 69th Ratings & Reviews
Harrison's Reports
P.S. Harrison
Even though the plot is not novel, the picture holds one's attention throughout due to the excellent performances.
Washington Star
Jay Carmody
Richly schooled in the art of impersonating a snarling, ratlike human, [James] Cagney here has an opportunity to do the part in its most repulsive coloring.
California Eagle
John Kinloch
For a while The Fighting 69th makes a noise like a good picture, but after a time its woeful inadequacies are visible to the naked eye -- and the blasted ear.
Video-Reviewmaster.com
Steve Crum
Among best of Cagney-O'Brien Warner team-ups, this one set in WWI.
Movie Metropolis
John J. Puccio
The Fighting 69th...may become a gushy tearjerker by its end, but you can't argue that its heart isn't in the right place.
EmanuelLevy.Com
Emanuel Levy
In one of his few war films, Cagney displays his "specialty" of explosive energy, as a despicable Irishman, who initially sneers at the regiment's traditions but then learns the hard way the mistakes of his cowardice and irresponsibility.
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
A sentimental recruiting poster account of the famed First World War New York National Guard division of mostly Irish-Americans.
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