Battleground
This movie is considered to be the first significant American films about World War II to be released after the end of the war.
Tag: 1949
All the King’s Men (1949)
“…there’s something on everybody. Man is conceived in sin and born in corruption.” – Broderick Crawford as Willie Stark
Flaxy Martin
Another good example of late 1940s film noir.
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
“Oh, Miss Higgins! You’re the prettiest manager in baseball.” – Gene Kelly as Eddie O’Brien
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
“Never apologize. It’s a sign of weakness.” – John Wayne as Captain Nathan Brittles
The Third Man
“What did you want me to do? Be reasonable. You didn’t expect me to give myself up… ‘It’s a far, far better thing that I do.’ The old limelight. The fall of the curtain. Oh, Holly, you and I aren’t heroes. The world doesn’t make any heroes outside of your stories.” – Orson Welles as Harry Lime
Kind Hearts and Coronets
“It is so difficult to make a neat job of killing people with whom one is not on friendly terms.” – Dennis Price as Louis Mazzini
Twelve O’Clock High
“I’m not trying to tell you not to be afraid. Fear is normal. But stop worrying about it and about yourselves. Stop making plans. Forget about going home. Consider yourselves already dead. Once you accept that idea, it won’t be so tough.” – Gregory Peck as General Frank Savage
Did You See That One? 