What Price Glory?
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What Price Glory is a film that has been made twice, based on a 1924 play by Maxwell Anderson.[1] The first version was released in 1926 and the second version in 1952. Both versions follow the same general plot.
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[edit] Plot
Flagg and Quirt are veteran United States Marines whose rivalry dates back a number of years. Flagg, now a Captain, is in command of a unit on the front lines of France during World War I. Sergeant Quirt is assigned to Flagg's unit as the senior non-commissioned officer. Flagg and Quirt quickly resume their rivalry which this time takes its form over the affections of Charmaine, the daughter of the local innkeeper. However, Charmaine's desire for a husband and the reality of war give the two men a common cause.
[edit] 1926 version
| What Price Glory | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Raoul Walsh |
| Written by | Maxwell Anderson (play) Malcolm Stuart Boylan |
| Starring | Edmund Lowe Victor McLaglen Dolores del Río |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
| Release date(s) | 1926 |
| Running time | 116 min. |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | Silent film English intertitles |
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The 1926 version was a silent, black and white film. It was directed by Raoul Walsh and released by Fox Film Corporation on 23 November 1926 (US). It had a 116 minute running time. Part of its fame revolves around the fact that the characters can supposedly be seen mouthing profanities which are not reflected in the intertitles, but which can be deciphered if one is good at lip-reading.
[edit] Cast
- Edmund Lowe - 1st Sergeant Quirt
- Victor McLaglen - Captain Flagg
- Dolores del Río - Charmaine de la Cognac
- William V. Mong - Cognac Pete
- Phyllis Haver - Shanghai Mabel
- Elena Jurado - Carmen, Philippine girl
- Leslie Fenton - Lieutenant Moore
- Barry Norton - Private 'Mother's Boy' Lewisohn
- Sammy Cohen - Private Lipinsky
- Ted McNamara - Private Kiper
- August Tollaire - French Mayor
- Mathilde Comont - Camille, fat lady
- Patrick Rooney - Mulcahy (as Pat Rooney)
[edit] 1952 version
| What Price Glory | |
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| Directed by | John Ford |
| Produced by | Sol C. Siegel |
| Written by | Henry Ephron |
| Starring | Dan Dailey James Cagney Corinne Calvet |
| Distributed by | 20th Century-Fox |
| Release date(s) | 1952 |
| Running time | 111 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English / French |
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The 1952 version was a color film with sound, but it uses virtually none of Anderson's dialogue. Originally intended as a musical, it was filmed as a straight drama, directed by John Ford and released by 20th Century Fox on 22 August 1952 (US). It had a 111 minute running time.
[edit] Cast
- James Cagney - Captain Flagg
- Corinne Calvet - Charmaine
- Dan Dailey - 1st Sergeant Quirt
- William Demarest - Corporal Kiper
- Craig Hill - Lieutenant Aldrich
- Robert Wagner - Private Lewisohn
- Marisa Pavan - Nicole Bouchard
- Max Showalter - Lieutenant Moore (as Casey Adams)
- James Gleason - General Cokely
- Wally Vernon - Lipinsky
- Henri Letondal - Cognac Pete (Charmaine's father)
[edit] References
- ^ Arthur Gewirtz, James J. Kolb (2004). Art, Glitter, and Glitz: Mainstream Playwrights and Popular Theatre in 1920s America. Praeger/GreenwoodPlays. ISBN 0313324670.
[edit] External links
- What Price Glory (1926) at the Internet Movie Database
- What Price Glory (1952) at the Internet Movie Database
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