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"The Leader in Film Noir, B-Westerns & Serials...VCI Enertainment"
VCI Entertainment presents "The Fighting Sullivans" (1944) (Dolby digitally remastered)...this commemorative edition a 20th Century Fox Pictures production featuring Thomas Mitchell, Anne Baxter and Selena Royle..as seen through the loving eyes of their mother, five brothers all of different ages tug at your heart during their youth into adulthood...growing up during the Great Depression in Iowa, the lives from this close knit family unfolds with loving care...knowing the terrible tragedy that led to their death during World War II on the American Crusier U.S.S Juneau...a tragic event, which led to historic changes separating family members in the military. <
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>Under director Lloyd Bacon, producer Sam Jaffee with original short story by Edward Doherty, screenplay by Mary C. McCall Jr. and Jules Schermer, music composed by Cyril Mockridge, music director Alfred Newman...Cast includes Thomas Mitchell (Mr. Sullivan), Anne Baxter (Katherine Mary Sullivan), Selena Royle (Mrs Sullivan), Edward Ryan (Al Sullivan), Trudy Marshall (Genevieve Sullivan), James Cardwell (George Sullivan), John Campbell (Frank Sullivan), John Alvin (Matt Sullivan), George Offerman Jr (Joe Sullivan), Roy Roberts (Father Francis), Ward Bond (Lieutenant Commander), Bobby Driscoll (Al, as a child), Nancy June Robinson (Genevieve as a Child), Buddy Swan (George as a Boy), Billy Cummings (Matt as a Boy), Johnny Calkins (Joe as a Boy), Mary McCarty (Gladys)........special footnote, one of the great American character actors Thomas Mitchell who won Best Supporting Actor Oscar in John Ford's "Stagecoach" (1939), also appeared in "Lost Horizon" (1937), "The Hurricane" (1937), "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (1939), "Mr. Smith Goes To Washington" (1939), "Gone With The Wind" (1939), "The Outlaw" (1943), "It's A Wonderful Life" (1946), "High Noon" (1952) and "Pocketful of Miracles" (1961)...worked until the day he died of cancer in December of 1962........all courtesy of VCI Entertainment, who in my humble opinion is the best there is in restoring early serials and features like this one. <
>SPECIAL FEATURES: <
>1. 2005 interview with Frank Holmgren (last living survivor of the sinking) <
>2. Video inside the 5 Sullivan Brothers Veterans Museum <
>3. Message from bob Neymeyer of the Grout Museum <
>4. Last Muster List and Survivor List <
>5. Juneau Action account letter from Lieutenant Roger W. O'Neil - MC-V (G) U.S. Naval Reserve <
>6. Personal Letters and a Letter from President Franklin Delano Roosevelt <
>7. New Digital Transfer and Original Theatrical Trailer. <
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>BIOS: <
>1. Thomas Mitchell <
>Birth Date: 7/11/1892 - Elizabeth, New Jersey <
>Died: 12/17/1962 - Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California <
>2. Anne Baxter <
>Birth Date: 5/07/1923 - Michigan City, Indiana <
>Died: 12/12/1985 - New York City, New York <
>3.Bobby Driscoll (aka Robert Cletus Driscoll) <
>Birth Date: 3/03/1937 - Cedar Rapids, Iowa <
>Died: 3/30/1968 - New York, New York <
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>Great job by VCI Entertainment for releasing the "The Fighting Sullivans" (1944), digital transfere with a clean, clear and crisp print...looking forward to more of the same from the '40s vintage...order your copy now from Amazon or VCI Entertainment, with a top notch dramas from VCI, sure to stir your emotions within the telling of this true story and bring a tear your eye...as we salute to Sullivans! <
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>Total Time: 112 mins on 2 DVD's ~ VCI Entertainment 8440 ~ (11/22/2005)

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Great American History
This movie moved me so much! To see how the family grows up and how the brothers always stuck together, no matter what. And the fact that it's based on a true story always hits a little closer to the heart. I can't wait to own it on DVD.

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One of the few I've cried over.
I remember seeing this on tv a few years back. It was a little hokey, as was most movies made back then, but this is a very touching story because of the tight-knit relationship between the five brothers. It is ever more touching because it is true. It does take some liberties with the truth, such as the oldest boy did survive the bombing initially, only to die in the shark infested waters before he could be rescued. Very good WWII movie, along with Audie Murphy's To Hell and Back.