The Fighting 69th (1940)
Although loudmouthed braggart Jerry Plunkett alienates his comrades and officers, Father Duffy, the regimental chaplain, has faith that he'll prove himself in the end.
- Released
- 1940-01-27
- Genres
- Action, Drama, War
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- William Keighley, Dean Riesner, Norman Reilly Raine, Fred Niblo Jr.
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 from 29 votes
Cast
- James Cagney as Jerry Plunkett
- Pat O'Brien as Father Duffy
- George Brent as Wild Bill Donovan
- Jeffrey Lynn as Joyce Kilmer
- Alan Hale as Big Mike Wynn
- Frank McHugh as "Crepe Hanger" Burke
- Dennis Morgan as Lieutenant Ames
- Dick Foran as Long John Wynn
- William Lundigan as Timmy Wynn
- Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams as Paddy Dolan
- Henry O'Neill as Colonel
- John Litel as Captain Mangan