What Price Glory?

1952

1h 51m

Comedy

Drama

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63%

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8 Reviews

39%

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1,000+ Ratings

Longtime rivals in the Marines, Capt. Flagg (James Cagney) and Sgt. Quirt (Dan Dailey) are stationed together in France during World War I. Soon the two tough military officers are competing for the hand of pretty local girl Charmaine (Corinne Calvet). Flagg and Quirt get into plenty of trouble, but their playful brawling eventually gives way to camaraderie, particularly when the realities of war set in as the soldiers head back out to the battlefield.

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Bob Thomas

Associated Press

Helping to play it to the hilt are James Cagney and Dan Dailey, an inspired casting for Quirt and Flagg. They keep things rolling at a fast clip, and the result is pure entertainment.

Jul 24, 2019

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Manny Farber

The Nation

What Price Glory? owes its spark and vitality to the Cagney-Dailey acting team, which doesn't seem bothered by having to shoulder the oldest luggage of slapstick and pathos.

Nov 25, 2020

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Michael E. Grost

Classic Film and Television

Anti-war film unfortunately never gels, drastically rewriting classic play, but does offer some caustic views of armies training young men to die in war.

Jan 31, 2012

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Steve Crum

Video-Reviewmaster.com

Cagney and Dailey go at it in the yelling department; fun John Ford WWI story.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 22, 2008

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Philip Martin

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Rated: 2/5

Aug 14, 2005

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 4/5

Jun 28, 2005

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"What Price Glory" is a disappointing entry, especially for an actor like James Cagney.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Audience Member

Anti-war film unfortunately never gels, drastically rewriting classic play, but does offer some caustic views of armies training young men to die in war.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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s r

It had its moments when Cagney and Dailey shared punches that were very entertaining. Of course the woman they competed for was also up to par. All in all it was fun.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

One of John Ford's lesser outings, but still great entertainment with some incredibly beautiful scenes that only Ford was capable of shooting.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Audience Member

Wow. What a misfire. A complete hodge-podge of seemingly disparate elements - it's hard to believe that [i]this[/i] is a remake. [i]MASH[/i] would turn out to be something vaguely similar in some respects, in terms of doing the war-comedy with pathos, but Altman sure did it a heck of a lot better. This doesn't even really feel like much of a Ford film. There's men being silly over women, and... that's about it. Cagney's OK, but mainly... meh.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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Audience Member

60/100. Fair John Ford war movie, some of the art direction is excellent, but there is really nothing special about the film. James Cagney is good as always, but he isn't very memorable, nor is the film. It lacks period detail and has an abominably poor performance from Robert Wagner. Good score though.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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John Ford

Director

James Cagney

Capt. Flagg

Dan Dailey

1st Sgt. Quirt

Corinne Calvet

Charmaine

William Demarest

Cpl. Kiper

Craig Hill

Lt. Aldrich

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Synopsis

Longtime rivals in the Marines, Capt. Flagg (James Cagney) and Sgt. Quirt (Dan Dailey) are stationed together in France during World War I. Soon the two tough military officers are competing for the hand of pretty local girl Charmaine (Corinne Calvet). Flagg and Quirt get into plenty of trouble, but their playful brawling eventually gives way to camaraderie, particularly when the realities of war set in as the soldiers head back out to the battlefield.

Director: John Ford
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (DVD): May 25, 2004
Runtime: 1h 51m