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So Proudly We Hail!

  • 1943
  • Passed
  • 2h 6m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
1.9K
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Veronica Lake, Claudette Colbert, George Reeves, Paulette Goddard, Walter Abel, Barbara Britton, and Sonny Tufts in So Proudly We Hail! (1943)
A group of nurses returning from the war in the Phillippines recall their experiences in combat and in love.
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A group of nurses returning from the war in the Philippines recall their experiences in combat and in love.A group of nurses returning from the war in the Philippines recall their experiences in combat and in love.A group of nurses returning from the war in the Philippines recall their experiences in combat and in love.

  • Director
    • Mark Sandrich
  • Writers
    • Allan Scott
    • Eunice Hatchitt
  • Stars
    • Claudette Colbert
    • Paulette Goddard
    • Veronica Lake
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    1.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Mark Sandrich
    • Writers
      • Allan Scott
      • Eunice Hatchitt
    • Stars
      • Claudette Colbert
      • Paulette Goddard
      • Veronica Lake
    • 43User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 4 Oscars
      • 1 win & 5 nominations total

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    Veronica Lake and Claudette Colbert in So Proudly We Hail! (1943)
    Veronica Lake in So Proudly We Hail! (1943)
    Paulette Goddard in So Proudly We Hail! (1943)
    Joan Tours in So Proudly We Hail! (1943)
    Veronica Lake, Claudette Colbert, Paulette Goddard, Hugh Ho Chang, Mary Servoss, and Mary Treen in So Proudly We Hail! (1943)
    Paulette Goddard in So Proudly We Hail! (1943)
    Veronica Lake, Claudette Colbert, George Reeves, Paulette Goddard, Barbara Britton, and Sonny Tufts in So Proudly We Hail! (1943)
    Veronica Lake, Claudette Colbert, Paulette Goddard, Dorothy Adams, Barbara Britton, Ann Doran, James Flavin, Kitty Kelly, Helen Lynd, Mary Servoss, Joan Tours, Mary Treen, and Victor Kilian Jr. in So Proudly We Hail! (1943)
    Veronica Lake, Claudette Colbert, and Paulette Goddard in So Proudly We Hail! (1943)
    Veronica Lake, Claudette Colbert, and Paulette Goddard in So Proudly We Hail! (1943)
    Veronica Lake, Claudette Colbert, George Reeves, and Paulette Goddard in So Proudly We Hail! (1943)
    Veronica Lake, Claudette Colbert, Paulette Goddard, Walter Abel, Dorothy Adams, Barbara Britton, Ann Doran, Lorna Gray, Kitty Kelly, Helen Lynd, Mary Servoss, Joan Tours, Mary Treen, Lynn Walker, Jean Willes, and Victor Kilian Jr. in So Proudly We Hail! (1943)

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    Claudette Colbert
    Claudette Colbert
    • Lt. Janet 'Davy' Davidson
    Paulette Goddard
    Paulette Goddard
    • Lt. Joan O'Doul
    Veronica Lake
    Veronica Lake
    • Lt. Olivia D'Arcy
    George Reeves
    George Reeves
    • Lt. John Summers
    Barbara Britton
    Barbara Britton
    • Lt. Rosemary Larson
    Walter Abel
    Walter Abel
    • Chaplain
    Sonny Tufts
    Sonny Tufts
    • Kansas
    Mary Servoss
    Mary Servoss
    • Capt. 'Ma' McGregor
    Ted Hecht
    Ted Hecht
    • Dr. Jose Bardia
    John Litel
    John Litel
    • Dr. Harrison
    Hugh Ho Chang
    • Ling Chee
    • (as Dr. Hugh Ho Chang)
    Mary Treen
    Mary Treen
    • Lt. Sadie Schwartz
    Kitty Kelly
    Kitty Kelly
    • Lt. Ethel Armstrong
    Helen Lynd
    Helen Lynd
    • Lt. Elsie Bollenbacher
    Lorna Gray
    Lorna Gray
    • Lt. Tony Dacelli
    Dorothy Adams
    Dorothy Adams
    • Lt. Irma Emerson
    Ann Doran
    Ann Doran
    • Lt. Betty Peterson
    Jean Willes
    Jean Willes
    • Lt. Carol Johnson
    • Director
      • Mark Sandrich
    • Writers
      • Allan Scott
      • Eunice Hatchitt(contributor to story) (uncredited)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      In keeping with Army regulations, Veronica Lake (Lt. Olivia D'Arcy) changed her famous "peek-a-boo" hairstyle. She only let her hair down once, in her final scene. Later she cut it with much publicity, because women who copied her and worked in factories kept getting their hair caught in the machinery.
    • Goofs
      In late 1941, Kansas jokes that he decided to join the Marines because his football team "wrecked" Army's team, which would imply that the game he was talking about occurred in the Fall of 1941. He earlier claims his team also beat Notre Dame, but the Fighting Irish were undefeated in 1941.
    • Quotes

      Lt. Olivia D'Arcy: Stop prying into things that don't concern you.

      Lt. Janet 'Davy' Davidson: Maybe it does concern me. It concerns me that the morale of this group remains high. Until you joined up, it was. You're just a troublemaker. I-I don't really care what's bothering you at all. I don't like you any more than the rest of the girls do.

      Lt. Olivia D'Arcy: I'm supposed to be a nurse and that's all.

      Lt. Janet 'Davy' Davidson: No. There's more than that now that we're at war. Maybe you don't know what's up. Maybe you don't know what we're doing here.

      Lt. Olivia D'Arcy: You think I don't know. All right, I'll tell you. I know what I'm doing, I know why I'm here. I know what I'm going to do. I'm going to kill Japs.

      [stands up]

      Lt. Olivia D'Arcy: Every blood-stained one I can get my hands on!

      Lt. Janet 'Davy' Davidson: [hushed] Olivia!

      Lt. Olivia D'Arcy: That doesn't sound nice coming from a nurse, does it? We're supposed to be angels of mercy, we're supposed to tend to the wounded and take care of the sick. We're supposed to be kind and tender and serve humanity in the name of humanity. What humanity? Jap humanity?

      Lt. Janet 'Davy' Davidson: Olivia, be quiet!

      Lt. Olivia D'Arcy: No, you asked me, you wanted to know, you pried into things that didn't concern you.You wanted to know that this is - look! Look at that!

      [opens a locket Davidson was asking about]

      Lt. Olivia D'Arcy: Do you know what it is? I'll tell you, it's a boy.

      [door opens, two other girls look in]

      Lt. Olivia D'Arcy: Come in, both of you, you wanted to know too. Today is Christmas, isn't it? The time for cheer and good fellowship, and for peace. Well, today's my wedding day.

      [holds out locket]

      Lt. Olivia D'Arcy: You see that? He and I were to be married today, in Saint Louis. And why weren't we? Because he's dead. He died that first morning. They killed him. I saw him. He was running across the field to his plane and they killed him. Sixty bullets - sixty! By the time I got to him he was dead. His face was gone - I couldn't see him any more. Just blood - blood all over!

      [bursts into tears]

      Lt. Janet 'Davy' Davidson: [rushes to her side] Oh, Olivia!

      Lt. Olivia D'Arcy: Let me go. Let me go. They must be punished, and I'm going to punish them! He was dead. It was ended for him...

      [cries]

      Lt. Olivia D'Arcy: I wanted him... He was all I had... I loved him so much...

    • Connections
      Featured in Desperate Housewives: There's Something About a War (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      The Star Spangled Banner
      (1814) (uncredited)

      Music by John Stafford Smith

      In the score during the opening credits

    User reviews43

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    9/10
    To appreciate this film you have to keep it in context of its time
    I saw this film when it first came out. I liked it then and I like it now. Some argue that its a little too heavy on the patriotism. But if you remember it was made at a time when we weren't sure how the war would come out, the context keeps patriotism in perspective. Back then most everyone supported the war effort and the doubters kept their doubts to themselves. There were virtually no families without at least one member in the service and most of the non-service people worked in defense jobs. "So Proudly We Hail" was a timely film when it was made and 60+ years later its message is still relevant as an historical event.
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    • kenpat54
    • Jun 3, 2005

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    • Is this based on true stories or is it all fictional?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 6, 1943 (Mexico)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Vi hälsa livet
    • Filming locations
      • Sherwood Forest, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 6 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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