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|picture =TF69Poster.jpg | |picture =TF69Poster.jpg | ||
|caption = ''Movie Poster'' | |caption = ''Movie Poster'' | ||
|country = [[Image:USA.jpg|25px]] United States | |country = [[Image:USA.jpg|25px]] United States | ||
|director = William Keighley | |director = William Keighley | ||
|date= January 26, 1940 | |date= January 26, 1940 | ||
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==Colt 1902 Military== | ==Colt 1902 Military== | ||
[[Image:Colt1902Military.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Model 1902 Military Model - .38 ACP]] | [[Image:Colt1902Military.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Model 1902 Military Model - .38 ACP]] | ||
[[Image:TF69 6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|US officer holding a [[Colt Model 1902 | [[Image:TF69 6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|US officer holding a [[Colt Model 1902|Colt Model 1902 Military Model Pistol]].]] | ||
[[Image:TF69 9.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Major 'Wild Bill' Donovan ([[George Brent]]) charging with a [[Colt Model 1902 | [[Image:TF69 9.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Major 'Wild Bill' Donovan ([[George Brent]]) charging with a [[Colt Model 1902|Colt Model 1902 Military Model Pistol]].]] | ||
[[Image:TF69 13.jpg|thumb|none|500px|US officer holding a [[Colt Model 1902 | [[Image:TF69 13.jpg|thumb|none|500px|US officer holding a [[Colt Model 1902|Colt Model 1902 Military Model Pistol]].]] | ||
==Luger P08== | ==Luger P08== | ||
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The Fighting 69th was filmed in 1940 with James Cagney playing a misfit named Jerry Plunkett and his inability to fit into the unit due to a mixture of bravado and cowardice. Pat O'Brien stars as the real-life character Father Francis P. Duffy, a military chaplain who attempts to bring out the good side of Plunkett. Pat O'Brien speaks to "Wild Bill" Donovan, played by George Brent to give him a chance and keep him in the unit. But over time due to his cowardice, it cost the lives of several soldiers including the brothers of Sergeant 'Big Mike' Wynn. When Cagney deserts his patrol that costs the life of Sergeant Joyce Kilmer then the regimental commander "Wild Bill" Donovan orders Plunkett's court-martial. Just before Plunkett's execution for desertion, he escapes to the front lines after finding God and saves the life of Sergeant 'Big Mike' Wynn by sacrificing his own jump on top of a grenade.
The cast also includes Dennis Morgan, William Lundigan, Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams, Tom Dugan, Frank McHugh, and George Reeves.
The following weapons were used in the film The Fighting 69th:
