Sergeant York Movie

[GregLaROCHE]

This has long been one of my favorites. I’m sure many have seen it. Perhaps they would like to watch it again, or some younger members may like to watch it for the first time. It’s available on YouTube now. Enjoy.
https://youtu.be/3Cw-K0KUMyU

[richhodg66]

Excellent movie. Everyone should see it.

[bakerjw]

https://sgtyork.org/

Excellent movie... Dated as it was early on in the history of movie making but nonetheless very worth watcing.

[Stephen Cohen]

One of my earliest memories of television was that very movie, it should be mandatory viewing in schools. I have it on DVD and have watched it many times. Regards Stephen.

[Ithaca Gunner]

Thank you, I've added it to my favorites and will watch it later.

[bedbugbilly]

One of my favorites - can watch it time and time again, IMHO - one of the movies all younger people should watch about a generation they will never have the pleasure of knowing - very few young people could even tell you about World War I and the "Lost Generation".

[phonejack]

Some years after York came home from the war he used money he had to rebuild his church. The church scenes in the movie were filmed in the actual church. I’ve wondered if the extras in the church scenes were actual residents of the area. A visit to his home and his birthplace is worthwhile. Thoroughly enjoyable. I was there 2 years ago.

[gbrown]

First time I saw that, I was a young man. Thought it was a wonderful story about a great American hero. Gary Cooper gave a fantastic performance IMHO. Young American, who answers the call, not necessarily in agreement with it all, but sucks it up and does what has to be done. God, Country, Family.

[richhodg66]

One of my earliest memories of television was that very movie, it should be mandatory viewing in schools. I have it on DVD and have watched it many times. Regards Stephen.

I teach JROTC, the NCO I had who taught first year kids used quite a bit of this movie in a class about dealing with moral dilemmas showing York's conflicting values between his religious beliefs and duty to his country and unit.

It's a great movie, no question. I did not realize that church was the actual one. I'll have to make a road trip to see his birthplace at some point.

[Char-Gar]

I first saw this move as a rerun in a B grade movie theater. I was impressed them and continue to be impressed over the years as I have watched it again.

[derek45]

I heard Hollywood gave him a Luger, because they couldn't figure out how to make the 1911 run with blanks.

In reality, he used a 1911 to turkey shoot the six Germans, back to front.

https://i.imgur.com/OlfxBVl.jpg

[Der Gebirgsjager]

And there's always been a controversy about whether he used a M1903 Springfield or a 1917 Enfield. Good movie.

DG

[GOPHER SLAYER]

I read many years ago that his rifle was stolen when he was on the ship coming home. I also read that he carried an 1917 Enfield. It is a great movie.

[abunaitoo]

Great movies.
I hope they NEVER try to remake it.

[MUSTANG]

Should be mandatory viewing for our Political Class. Of course much of the Morality and Morals displayed in the movie would be lost on our Political Class. I watch it again every time it shows up on a "re-Run" circuit.

[square butte]

I really like Walter Brennan as Pastor Pile

[richhodg66]

And there's always been a controversy about whether he used a M1903 Springfield or a 1917 Enfield. Good movie.

DG

It's been long established that he used a 1917 Enfield. More of our troops were armed with them than with 1903s, and IMO, the 1917 was a better battle rifle.

I also read where the 1911s are problematic with blanks. I watch the old series, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea pretty regularly and whenever they break out sidearms, they are using Stars rather than 1911s for that reason.

[brassrat]

I don't mean to break in on this but just wanted to relate on something I was shocked to observe, recently. I had a couple of packs of .45 aluminum shotshells, for years. I assumed they would be one at a time in firing. My Colt even has a heavier spring but cycled the gun and even sounded like a regular round with recoil.

[GregLaROCHE]

I had also wondered about the 1903, because I had always heard most US soldiers used Enfields. It’s good to have the facts straight now. He used an Enfield.

[30calflash]

I've a copy, seen it several times. One of the best IMHO.

I worked at an LGS years back and the owner told me when he was in a Catholic boy's school that the entire class watched it at school.

[EMC45]

One of my favorite of all times. I have it on DVD at the house and watch it from time to time. Even my teenage boys enjoy it.

[MUSTANG]

One of my favorite scenes is where Lightening Strikes and blows the horse shoes off the mule he was riding. His road to Damascus moment.

[nicholst55]

Not many people realize that Alvin York only agreed to the movie being made if he could personally choose the actor that portrayed him. He selected Gary Cooper to play the part.

[snowwolfe]

Not many people realize that Alvin York only agreed to the movie being made if he could personally choose the actor that portrayed him. He selected Gary Cooper to play the part.

Interesting, how do you know this fact to be accurate?

[8mmFan]

For whatever it’s worth to anyone here, my sons, 12 and 10, can tell you all about WWI and WWII. They are American history fans of the first order. If you are interested, for your own children or for you grandchildren, there is a GREAT graphic novel series by the author who writes under the pseudonym (I assume it’s a pseudonym, anyway) Nathan Hale. One of the books in the collection is “Trenches, Treaties, Mud, and Blood,” and it’s an excellent treatise on WW1 targeted at the maybe 7-12 y/o crowd. There are also books in the series about the Doolittle Raid, Lafayette, and more. Highly recommend it as a way to help your gets immerse themselves in true American History.

Thanks for sharing this, Greg. We’ll watch it at our house together.

8mmFan

[Alstep]

Interesting biography here;

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvin_York

[richhodg66]

For whatever it’s worth to anyone here, my sons, 12 and 10, can tell you all about WWI and WWII. They are American history fans of the first order. If you are interested, for your own children or for you grandchildren, there is a GREAT graphic novel series by the author who writes under the pseudonym (I assume it’s a pseudonym, anyway) Nathan Hale. One of the books in the collection is “Trenches, Treaties, Mud, and Blood,” and it’s an excellent treatise on WW1 targeted at the maybe 7-12 y/o crowd. There are also books in the series about the Doolittle Raid, Lafayette, and more. Highly recommend it as a way to help your gets immerse themselves in true American History.

Thanks for sharing this, Greg. We’ll watch it at our house together.

8mmFan

There was a series of books in the 50s and 60s called "We Were There" (Pearl Harbor, the Oregon Trail, etc.) that were historical fiction told around a kid involved in the situation. These were written for elementary school kids and I read a few as a youngster because they were in the school library despite being out of print even then. I loved them, but they only had a few.

When my sons were about that age, I started hunting them down on Ebay and collected quite a few. Both my boys were pretty avid readers then, but I think my wife and I read them more. Good books, I still have them in a box around somewhere.

[8mmFan]

There was a series of books in the 50s and 60s called "We Were There" (Pearl Harbor, the Oregon Trail, etc.) that were historical fiction told around a kid involved in the situation. These were written for elementary school kids and I read a few as a youngster because they were in the school library despite being out of print even then. I loved them, but they only had a few.

When my sons were about that age, I started hunting them down on Ebay and collected quite a few. Both my boys were pretty avid readers then, but I think my wife and I read them more. Good books, I still have them in a box around somewhere.

Those look great, Rich! Looked them up on eBay. Thanks for the tip. They are a little pricey. I noticed that, in general, some of the authentic, classic “good stuff” that folks like us would prefer for our kids have gone up in price, a lot. I bought a set of Art Linkletter’s Encyclopedia Set for my kids, about two years ago. It’s about tripled in price on eBay now. And that’s not a one-off.

Thanks again for the heads up. I’ll look out for them. My boys will eat that stuff up. The oldest one (12), especially, is a voracious reader.

8mmFan

[richhodg66]

Those look great, Rich! Looked them up on eBay. Thanks for the tip. They are a little pricey. I noticed that, in general, some of the authentic, classic “good stuff” that folks like us would prefer for our kids have gone up in price, a lot. I bought a set of Art Linkletter’s Encyclopedia Set for my kids, about two years ago. It’s about tripled in price on eBay now. And that’s not a one-off.

Thanks again for the heads up. I’ll look out for them. My boys will eat that stuff up. The oldest one (12), especially, is a voracious reader.

8mmFan

Some of the titles are more common than others and hence, cheaper and easier to find. The Pearl Harbor one was the first I read as a kid and I read it over and over, I think I was in the fourt grade. These and similar ones seem to be highly sought by folks who home school, understandably.

[1Hawkeye]

Sgt. York, last of the Mohicans 1992 version and Memphis Belle 1943 version are my favorites

[nicholst55]

Interesting, how do you know this fact to be accurate?

After a bit of research, that appears to be urban legend. Supposedly, the producer used York's signature in a telegram to Cooper asking him to play the part.