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Classic Garry Cooper movie
posters from Sergeant York. Sergeant York was a real soldier from
Tennessee who fought during World War I. He was a wild rebel rouser
until he became a born again Christian. In the movie his faith and
superior shooting skills learned in the hills of Tennessee give him
the edge against the German soldiers during the war, which made him
a war hero.
Sgt. York Poster
Sergeant York Quotes Alvin:
Well I'm as much agin killin' as ever sir. - - But it was this way
Colonel. - - When I started out I felt just like you said, but when
I hear them machine guns a goin' and all them fellas are droppin'
around me - - I figured them guns was killin' hundreds, maybe
thousands, and there weren't nothin' any body could do, but to stop
them guns. And that's what I done.
Maj. Buxton: Do you mean to say that you did it to save lives?
Alvin: Yes sir, that were why.
Maj. Buxton: Well York, what you've just told me is the most
extraordinary thing of all!
Alvin: Therefore render unto
Caesar the things that are Caesar's and unto God the things that are
God's. Alvin: ...What we
done in France we had to do. And some as done it, didn't come back.
And that kind of thing ain't for buying and selling. ( In
reference to making money off of his military achievements.)
Pastor Rosier Pile: War's way to the other side
of the ocean, Alvin. Lots of things can happen before you get there.
You put your trust in the Lord, and He'll look out for you.
Alvin: I done forgot the Lord! I ain't never gonna forget him
*again!
Sgt. Early: Remember, guys,
you're usin' real live ammunition! A bullet hasn't got any brains!
It'll hit whatever you're aimin' at, so don't start *murdering* each
other!
Trivia: Hard to believe
this movie only cost around $1,400,000 to make not anything by
today's standards, but it made back 4 times that amount bringing in
$4 million dollars. Alvin
C. York allowed the making of a movie based on his life only under
the condition that Gary Cooper should play him. Alvin York thought
he should be portrayed on the screen by Gary Cooper. When Samuel
Goldwyn resisted releasing him, Henry Fonda, James Stewart, and even
Ronald Reagen were considered. Goldwyn finally gave in when Warners
agreed to lend Bette Davis to the independent producer for "The
Little Foxes." Principle
photography occurred between February and late April 1941, and the
film was criticized by pacifists for its pro-war stance, and I bet
you all thought there weren't any pacifist back then. I don't reckon
they wore love beads or had long hair though. |
