What Price Glory

(1952)

111 minutes

War

Directed by John Ford

Cast:

James Cagney as Captain Flagg
Corinne Calvet as Charmaine
Dan Dailey as 1st Sergeant Quirt
William Demarest as Corporal Kiper
Craig Hill as Lieutenant Aldrich
Robert Wagner as Private Lewisohn
Marisa Pavan as Nicole Bouchard
Max Showalter as Lieutenant Moore 
James Gleason as General Cokely
Wally Vernon as Lipinsky
Henri Letondal as Cognac Pete  
 
What Price Glory trailer

The film is set in France during 1918. Captain Flagg is in charge of a disgraceful group of Marine. Quirt is his top sergeant, who also happens to be a friendly enemy of his. They both are fighting for the affection of Charmaine, but their plan backfires when they find out she wants a husband. They are sent to fight a war afterwards, which shows how ugly war can be.