What Price Glory

1952Movie⏱️ 1h 51mApproved

ComedyDramaRomanceWar

⭐ 6.1

IMDB Rating

1,528 votes

The wartime romantic misadventures of Captain Flagg, commander of a company of US Marines in 1918 France.

Director

John Ford

Writers

Phoebe Ephron, Henry Ephron, Maxwell Anderson

Stars

James Cagney, Corinne Calvet, Dan Dailey

Release Date

January 28, 1953

Language

English, French

Country

United States

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🎭 Top Cast

James Cagney

as Capt. Flagg

Corinne Calvet

as Charmaine

Dan Dailey

as 1st Sgt. Quirt

William Demarest

as Cpl. Kiper

Craig Hill

as Lt. Aldrich

Robert Wagner

as Pvt. Lewisohn

Marisa Pavan

as Nicole Bouchard

Max Showalter

as Lt. Moore

James Gleason

as Gen. Cokely

Wally Vernon

as Lipinsky

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.37 : 1

Filming Location

Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, USA

Production

Twentieth Century Fox

🏷️ Keywords

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ComedyDramaRomanceWar

⭐ Featured Review

Maybe it would have worked better as a musical

by davidmvining • 2022-01-23

5/10

"Built around cynicism and a love triangle that reminds me more of lesser Wilder or maybe even lesser Hawks than lesser John Ford, What Price Glory is a bit of a mess of a film about two romantic rivals competing over the affections of one woman with the backdrop of the First World War. A remake of a 1926 silent film starring long-time Ford stalwart Victor McLaglan (who does not appear in this film), it feels like Ford tried to twist a screenplay that didn't fit his sensibilities and only got so far, ending with a final product that never feels like it settles into one kind of story to tel..."