Comments on: 40’s movies marathon – part 69

By: 40′s movies marathon – the most memorable movies of the decade « Bjørn Stærk's Max 256 Blog

Mon, 08 Nov 2010 04:48:07 +0000

[…] The Story of G.I. Joe (1945), and A Walk in the Sun (1945), for setting the standard in war movie realism […]

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40′s movies marathon – part 123 « Bjørn Stærk's Max 256 Blog — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 07:49:14 +0000

[…] are just a little bit less real, and more like stock characters. Basically, they’re less Robert Mitchum, and more John Wayne. Watched: 9 […]

By: 40’s movies marathon – best of 1945 « Bjørn Stærk's Max 256 Blog

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:53:30 +0000

[…] The Story of G. I. Joe […]

By: Adam Lounsbery

Adam Lounsbery — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:22:30 +0000

Huh … I meant to make that a trackback, not a comment. Now I can’t delete it. Oh well. I like your blog. That’s a great still from “The Story of G.I. Joe.” It really captures the weary spirit of the film. Mitchum is one of my favorite actors, but there are still so many movies he’s in that I haven’t seen.

By: Adam Lounsbery

Adam Lounsbery — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:10:34 +0000

http://ocdviewer.wordpress.com/2009/10/06/ernie-pyles-story-of-g-i-joe-july-13-1945/

By: 40’s movies marathon – part 73 « Bjørn Stærk's Max 256 Blog

40’s movies marathon – part 73 « Bjørn Stærk's Max 256 Blog — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 19:58:09 +0000

[…] getting pretty tired of war movies, but this is one of the best ones yet, even better than The Story of G. I. Joe. Watched it all. I have a theory about World War II movies: Despite the lack of blood, […]

By: Bjørn Stærk

Bjørn Stærk — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:17:27 +0000

Oh so that’s who that is? I’ll have to update the picture.

By: Konrad

Konrad — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:19:59 +0000

Robert Mitchum had the coolest eyes in Hollywood, a cool actor.