{"id":49249,"date":"2020-07-10T19:11:56","date_gmt":"2020-07-11T02:11:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=49249"},"modified":"2021-01-15T22:52:41","modified_gmt":"2021-01-16T05:52:41","slug":"fighting-sullivans-the-1944","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=49249","title":{"rendered":"Sullivans, The \/ Fighting Sullivans, The (1944)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Well, I guess that oughta learn us Sullivans to stick together!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Fighting-Sullivans-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Fighting-Sullivans-Poster-300x234.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-49252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Fighting-Sullivans-Poster-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Fighting-Sullivans-Poster-128x100.jpg 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Fighting-Sullivans-Poster.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nFive Irish-American brothers &#8212; George (James Cardwell), Frank (John Campbell), Joe (George Offerman, Jr.), Matt (John Alvin), and Al (Edward Ryan) Sullivan &#8212; remain close-knit with their sister (Trudy Marshall) and parents (Thomas Mitchell and Selena Royle), even after Ryan marries his sweetheart (Anne Baxter) and they have a baby. When America enters World War II, the brothers decide to enlist in the Navy together, refusing to be separated.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Anne Baxter Films<\/li>\n<li>Biopics<\/li>\n<li>Siblings<\/li>\n<li>Thomas Mitchell Films<\/li>\n<li>World War II<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis biopic about <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sullivan_brothers\">the Sullivan Brothers<\/a> &#8212; whose sacrifices inspired the creation of the United States&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sole_Survivor_Policy\">Sole Survivor Policy<\/a> when all five brothers died in action &#8212; was surely an audience pleaser and consoler at the time of its release, during the height of World War II. It focuses heavily on the boys&#8217; upbringing and fraternal camaraderie: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Fighting-Sullivans-Boat.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Fighting-Sullivans-Boat-1024x761.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"476\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-63611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Fighting-Sullivans-Boat-1024x761.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Fighting-Sullivans-Boat-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Fighting-Sullivans-Boat-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Fighting-Sullivans-Boat-768x570.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Fighting-Sullivans-Boat-363x270.png 363w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Fighting-Sullivans-Boat.png 1221w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8212; as well as Ryan&#8217;s courtship of Baxter:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Fighting-Sullivans-Baxter.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Fighting-Sullivans-Baxter-1024x776.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"485\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-63608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Fighting-Sullivans-Baxter-1024x776.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Fighting-Sullivans-Baxter-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Fighting-Sullivans-Baxter-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Fighting-Sullivans-Baxter-768x582.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Fighting-Sullivans-Baxter-356x270.png 356w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Fighting-Sullivans-Baxter.png 1223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8212; before finally turning in its last half hour to the moment the family hears about the bombing of Pearl Harbor on the radio: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Fighting-Sullivans-Radio.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Fighting-Sullivans-Radio-1024x781.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"488\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-63610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Fighting-Sullivans-Radio-1024x781.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Fighting-Sullivans-Radio-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Fighting-Sullivans-Radio-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Fighting-Sullivans-Radio-768x586.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Fighting-Sullivans-Radio-354x270.png 354w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Fighting-Sullivans-Radio.png 1227w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and the brothers&#8217; fate is eventually sealed. The movie remains a fitting tribute to this family which gave so much to the war effort &#8212; and while it&#8217;s not must-see viewing, it&#8217;s worth a one-time look, especially by those interested in films of the era. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An emotionally stirring tale of family unity<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Fighting-Sullivans-Family-Unity.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Fighting-Sullivans-Family-Unity-1024x777.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"486\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-63607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Fighting-Sullivans-Family-Unity-1024x777.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Fighting-Sullivans-Family-Unity-300x228.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Fighting-Sullivans-Family-Unity-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Fighting-Sullivans-Family-Unity-768x583.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Fighting-Sullivans-Family-Unity-356x270.png 356w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Fighting-Sullivans-Family-Unity.png 1219w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s a fine tale and worthy one-time viewing.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0037323\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/crackedrearviewer.wordpress.com\/2017\/05\/29\/special-memorial-day-edition-the-fighting-sullivans-20th-century-fox-1944\/\">Cracked Rear Viewer Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Well, I guess that oughta learn us Sullivans to stick together!&#8221; Synopsis: Five Irish-American brothers &#8212; George (James Cardwell), Frank (John Campbell), Joe (George Offerman, Jr.), Matt (John Alvin), and Al (Edward Ryan) Sullivan &#8212; remain close-knit with their sister (Trudy Marshall) and parents (Thomas Mitchell and Selena Royle), even after Ryan marries his sweetheart (Anne Baxter) and they have a baby. When America enters World War II, the brothers decide to enlist in the Navy together, refusing to be&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=49249\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49249","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=49249"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49249\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63613,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49249\/revisions\/63613"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=49249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=49249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=49249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}