tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503771624520315711.post2518728085802866033..comments2023-09-06T01:53:41.634-07:00Comments on doug's Site: Ten Films from the 1930's--#1--"All Quiet on the Western Front" (1930) Doug's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09219952832674415239noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503771624520315711.post-1689391815219316002012-03-05T19:09:10.000-08:002012-03-05T19:09:10.000-08:00Thanks Fred. I think you'll find it worthwhil...Thanks Fred. I think you'll find it worthwhile.doug noakeshttp://dnoakes.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503771624520315711.post-38813202737778884162012-03-05T19:08:24.000-08:002012-03-05T19:08:24.000-08:00Extremely high praise. I will definitely look for ...Extremely high praise. I will definitely look for it now. crabby manhttp://crabbyman.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503771624520315711.post-13787703831609954052012-03-05T19:07:27.000-08:002012-03-05T19:07:27.000-08:00I forgot he was in the movie. He had a major part ...I forgot he was in the movie. He had a major part and was well cast. I would recommend this movie as a must see. I will look about and see if i can find the version you were referencing in your blog. crabby manhttp://crabbyman.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503771624520315711.post-74168655196377564122012-03-05T19:04:16.000-08:002012-03-05T19:04:16.000-08:00I haven't seen the newer version myself, Fred,...I haven't seen the newer version myself, Fred, but looking at clips of it on You Tube today it looks good. Ernest Borgnine is well cast. <br /><br />To me, it's the first great sound film made in America.<br /> And the subject of what combat does to young men (and now women) will never be old-fashioned, I'm afraid to say.doug noakeshttp://dnoakes.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503771624520315711.post-28139909045678739972012-03-05T19:00:43.000-08:002012-03-05T19:00:43.000-08:00I have never seen this version. I did read the boo...I have never seen this version. I did read the book and saw the newer version of the film starring Richard "John Boy" Thomas. It was a telling portrayal of a terrible war from our enemies side.crabby manhttp://crabbyman.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503771624520315711.post-67536821563115916422012-03-05T14:25:34.000-08:002012-03-05T14:25:34.000-08:00The second film is one I need to rent and see obvi...The second film is one I need to rent and see obviously. I remember you posted about it not long ago, Will, and the clips looked quite graphic. doug noakeshttp://dnoakes.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503771624520315711.post-39612825336581469462012-03-05T14:24:35.000-08:002012-03-05T14:24:35.000-08:00Yes, I think that's true of the Western Allies...Yes, I think that's true of the Western Allies certainly, Jim. If I recall Britain and her Dominions lost close to a million men on the front lines and France about twice that number. There had been nothing like this war---not on such a scale, and possibly more avoidable than WWII. <br /><br />And some like Churchill saw it in hindsight as one war in two horrific cycles.doug noakeshttp://dnoakes.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503771624520315711.post-74714453476021616312012-03-05T14:19:31.000-08:002012-03-05T14:19:31.000-08:00That's a good point Mike. Pro-allied studios ...That's a good point Mike. Pro-allied studios in Hollywood started making films like "Sgt. York" with Gary Cooper, "The Fighting 69th" with James Cagney and "Mrs. Miniver" to try and stem isolationist sentiments.doug noakeshttp://dnoakes.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503771624520315711.post-41534647024279150062012-03-05T11:42:29.000-08:002012-03-05T11:42:29.000-08:00Doug, AQOTWF is one of the two films about WWI whi...Doug, AQOTWF is one of the two films about WWI which ought to be required viewing - the other is the Canadian-made film, "Passchendaele".Astra Navigohttp://astranavigo08.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503771624520315711.post-38177906532920165642012-03-05T11:25:34.000-08:002012-03-05T11:25:34.000-08:00A film I've heard of but never seen, something...A film I've heard of but never seen, something I should put right one day.<br /><br />I believe that the casualty numbers in WWII were a lot less amongst the combatants, however when the civilian casualties and victims of the Holocaust are added the numbers take on a staggering quality that one can only just grasp.Jim Westlakehttp://jazzmanic.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503771624520315711.post-63723647038942382292012-03-05T11:09:06.000-08:002012-03-05T11:09:06.000-08:00so true Doug and this worked to the detriment of t...so true Doug and this worked to the detriment of the British in that the US was so reluctant to enter WWII mainly due to their distaste for war still so pervasive from WWI.<br />It must have been a very horrible experience for anyone.Mike ..http://wellhell2.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2503771624520315711.post-56852786495272404572012-03-05T10:12:36.000-08:002012-03-05T10:12:36.000-08:00A trailer for the film made some years after its i...A trailer for the film made some years after its initial release.doug noakeshttp://dnoakes.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.com