Top billed cast

1. 

   James Cagney

   Jerry Plunkett

2. 

   Pat O'Brien

   Father Duffy

3. 

   George Brent

   Wild Bill Donovan

4. 

   Jeffrey Lynn

   Joyce Kilmer

5. 

   Alan Hale

   Big Mike Wynn

6. 

   Frank McHugh

   "Crepe Hanger" Burke

7. 

   Dennis Morgan

   Lieutenant Ames

8. 

   Dick Foran

   Long John Wynn

9. 

   William Lundigan

   Timmy Wynn

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Reviews

A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on 2014-08-28

Diddly day it's The Fighting 69th!

Jerry Plunket is a street brawling, tough as boots rebel from Brooklyn, he has no time for the traditions of the all Irish 69th New York Regiment, and he has even less time for his army superiors. But as Jerry is about to find out, War has a knack of making or breaking a man...

It's not hard to see why "The Fighting 69th" was a very popular movie back on its release, coming out as America was about to enter WWII, the flag waving patriotism targeted its audience with gusto supreme and lashes of Irish sentiment. Furthering the cause was in having James Ca...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• army
• faith
• chaplain
• regiment