ya done good son, ya done good...always like your style.
definitely one of the greatest films of the era.
thank you
chode
Posted on 05/26/2025 6:15:55 AM PDT by DFG
Thanks.
....All [Fred Derry] wants to do is go on surviving, and to do that, he needs a job. And he gets one. Removing his jacket, rolling up his sleeves, he gets on with his life......
He enters the building business—in the 1940s! And he finds love, too!
Thank you for reminding us of TCMs Memorial Day weekend film series. I often wonder what young people think of times like this. I grew up in the 50s and 60s, and saw many of the movies about WWII, but they didn’t impact me much. My dad was in the Navy in the South Pacific during the war, but I never heard him say one word about it. Now that I’m an old lady, these things are much more important to me. I remember staying up half the night watching Vietnam war POWs deplaning, and being so touched by it, in the early 70s, and how thankful I was for those who got out. I miss my dad, and my husband, who did know about his dad’s service in the European theatre, sure misses him. The older I get the more excited I get to know that we will see them again, when we join them in Heaven. I don’t think young people can relate to that much.
Yes-a great story, and a happy ending!
Right. Not the time or place for politics, but I was steaming. Next year, I need to go to some other observation. I get too angry with these people running my town, and it just isn’t worth it.
ya done good son, ya done good...always like your style.
definitely one of the greatest films of the era.
thank you
chode
I haven’t seen this movie in many years, but it definitely started with me. It was so good.
STAYED (not started) with me.
Thank you-lots going on!
Big Red Badger
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