We've Never Been Licked

19431943
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1h 43m

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5.9/10

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Noah Beery Jr., Anne Gwynne, Martha O'Driscoll, and Richard Quine in We've Never Been Licked (1943)

Action Drama Romance

WWII morale film for Texas A&M graduates fighting overseas. Young Brad Craig (Langton) enters the military school with a chip on his shoulder which Mitchum and other upperclassmen quickly kn... Read allWWII morale film for Texas A&M graduates fighting overseas. Young Brad Craig (Langton) enters the military school with a chip on his shoulder which Mitchum and other upperclassmen quickly knock off. Once adjusted, Craig falls in love with a professor's beautiful daughter, only to... Read allWWII morale film for Texas A&M graduates fighting overseas. Young Brad Craig (Langton) enters the military school with a chip on his shoulder which Mitchum and other upperclassmen quickly knock off. Once adjusted, Craig falls in love with a professor's beautiful daughter, only to find she is in love with his roommate, played by Noah Beery. In the meantime, Craig assoc... Read all

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5.9/10

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Director
- John Rawlins
Writers
- Norman Reilly Raine(story "The Fighting Sons of Texas A. & M.")
- Nick Grinde(screenplay)
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William Frawley, Anne Gwynne, and Richard Quine in We've Never Been Licked (1943)

Noah Beery Jr., William Blees, Dick Chandlee, Roger Daniel, Anne Gwynne, Martha O'Driscoll, and Richard Quine in We've Never Been Licked (1943)

Trivia
A stunt player was killed when the caisson he was riding on flipped over.

Goofs
When explaining his secret formula to neutralize poison gas, Pop Lambert says that the Germans first used poison gas in 1914. This is not true. The first use of poison gas by the Germans was on April 22, 1915.

Crazy credits
This motion picture is dedicated to the thousands of Texas A.& M. college students who participated in the making of this picture and who are now serving their country on many battlefronts all over the world.

Soundtracks
The Aggie War Hymm
(uncredited)
Written by J. V. 'Pinky' Wilson
Played by the Fighting Aggies Marching Band

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8/10

Propaganda but "good bull"

There was a time when everyone in the United States was truly "united" following the attack on Pearl Harbor, there was no doubt about what had to be done, and the military might of the U.S. was there to do the job. In the wake of 9-11, there was another groundswell of patriotic feeling, but over time we have forgotten how priceless are our freedoms and how they have been protected over the years. This film reminds the history student (or anyone who has listened to their ancestors) of how real a threat can be. Cadet Craig, for reasons of nobility and integrity, sacrificed himself and his reputation for his country, his family and his alma mater. Who would do such a thing today? Maybe the first responders on 9-11; the threat in 1942 was real, the threat in the 21st century is real. This film reminds us of heroes, and duty, and country. It is well worth your time. Not the best acting, or the best story or the best filmography, but you are free to choose.

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