Service with the Colors (1940)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

B. Reeves Eason

Writer:

Owen Crump (writer)

Release Date:

31 August 1940 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Short

Plot:

This drama is "dedicated to the soldiers of the United States Army." Men with diverse backgrounds enlist...

Plot Keywords:

Army | Patriotism | World's Fair | Title Spoken By Character

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar.

Cast

Robert Armstrong	...	Sgt. Clicker
William Lundigan	...	Thomas Stanton
Henry O'Neill	...	Col. Nelson
William T. Orr	...	Charles Corbin (as William Orr)
Herbert Anderson	...	Hiram Briggs
George Haywood	...	James Taylor

Runtime:

21 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

USA:Approved

Filming Locations:

Presidio, San Francisco, California, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Soundtrack:

You're in the Army Now

Average patriotic short, this does have some moments

This short, nominated for an Academy Award, is not a stellar piece of work. The script is average, acting too obvious in spots and there is at least one character who irritates so glaringly that it's clear that the audience is supposed to dislike him. Still, this is somewhat interesting, given that its production values technically are first-rate. Hardly exceptional, but worth watching at least once. Turner Classic Movies runs this as filler and almost invariably airs it during their "31 Days of Oscar" every March. Not too bad.