The Fighting Generation

October. 01,1944      NR
Rating:
5.3
Trailer Synopsis Cast

A 1944 propaganda short film produced for the U.S. Treasury Department and intended to boost war bond sales, directed by an uncredited Alfred Hitchcock and starring Jennifer Jones as a nurse's aide. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive, from the Academy War Film Collection, in 2008.

Jennifer Jones as  Nurse's Aide

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Reviews

BootDigest
1944/10/01

Such a frustrating disappointment

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Abbigail Bush
1944/10/02

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

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Tayyab Torres
1944/10/03

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

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Zandra
1944/10/04

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

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