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7.3/10
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Marine hero Al Schmid is blinded in battle and returns home to be rehabilitated. He readjusts to his civilian life with the help of his soon to be wife.Marine hero Al Schmid is blinded in battle and returns home to be rehabilitated. He readjusts to his civilian life with the help of his soon to be wife.Marine hero Al Schmid is blinded in battle and returns home to be rehabilitated. He readjusts to his civilian life with the help of his soon to be wife.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 nomination total
Ann E. Todd
- Loretta Merchant
- (as Ann Todd)
Mark Stevens
- Ainslee
- (as Stephen Richards)
Leonard Bremen
- Lenny
- (uncredited)
Michael Browne
- Corpsman
- (uncredited)
John Compton
- Corporal
- (uncredited)
James Conaty
- Naval Officer
- (uncredited)
Storyline
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- TriviaOn the train to Philadelphia, Al (John Garfield) talks to Lee (Dane Clark) about the difficulty he anticipates in getting a job for a blind man. Lee responds that because he, Lee, is Jewish, he has trouble finding a job as well and then waxes philosophic about a day when people aren't discriminated against for any reason. Both Garfield (born Jacob Julius Garfinkel) and Clark (born Bernard Elliot Zanville) were New York-born sons of Russian Jewish immigrants.
- GoofsComments here about "Lee Diamond" being 52 years old and a MGSgt refer to Leland "Lou" Diamond - not Lee Diamond who is referred to in this movie.
- Quotes
Johnny Rivers: [Complaining about the Guadalcanal foxhole situation] No hole! No sleep! No chow! No smiles! No mail! Not enough planes! Not enough navy! Not enough doctors! We're on the ropes and the referee's up to eight.
- Alternate versionsAlso shown in computer colorized version.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Going Hollywood: The War Years (1988)
- SoundtracksAuld Lang Syne
(1788) (uncredited)
Traditional Scottish 17th century music
Lyrics by Robert Burns
Sung by all on Mew Year's Eve
Featured review
Still Powerful
Having seen this film about 20 years ago, but I was impressed to find it even more moving when viewed today. John Garfield and Dane Clark gave two of their finest performances in this movie about a Marine blinded on Guadacanal. This story of survival is told in a realistic mixture of the brutal, the bitter and the enduring spark of hope that make living, rather than dead heroes. Some would surely disagree, but I can't help but think that some of the guys who find themselves in Walter Reed and other veteran hospitals recovering from their today's war wounds might get a great deal out of this beautifully acted--and seldom shown--"period piece". It's a pity it's not on dvd/vhs. WHY??
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- Runtime2 hours
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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