The Glory Brigade
The Glory Brigade is a 1953 film directed by Robert D. Webb. It stars Victor Mature and Alexander Scourby.
The film was shot at the US Army Engineer training post Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Holocaust survivor Dario Gabbai also acted in the film. Franklin Coen wrote the script. William Bloom produced the feature while Mario Mora was the editor. Robert D. Webb directed the film with assistance from Eli Dunn. An alternate title for the film was Baptism Of Fire. It was produced and distributed by 20th Century Fox on a budget of US 850,000. It was the only film in which Lee Marvin wore glasses in all of his scenes. While filming of one of the scenes at Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri, a demolition charge exploded underneath a boat, killing the boatman and injuring two other people. This was the first time Mature played a combat soldier in a film. Real soldiers were cast as extras. All Greek characters were portrayed by actors of Greek parentage.Lillian Blackstone of St. Petersburg Times called the film a realistic chapter of Korean War. Film critic Leonard Maltin termed it passable. In his review for DVD Talk, Paul Mavis called it Disposable entertainment posing as something important. In his review for The New York Times, critic Howard Thompson called Webbs direction sensible but noted that the film felt short in general impact and conviction. Robert J. Lentz wrote that it was a routine war film with an agreeable premise. However, he praised Matures performance. Richard Egan won the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer Male in 1953. A DVD was released by 20th CenturyFoxs Cinema Archives. ........
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