Homer (Mickey Rooney) starts delivering telegrams during the Second World War to support his family. It's a typical family, with young brother Ulysses causing havoc and asking questions, while older brother Marcus fights at the front.
The film nips between Homer's story and Marcus' adventures on active service, while drawing attention to the plight of bereaved families during the conflict. As a piece of patriotism, it works well, and Rooney in particular is impressive. A back story about his boss and his boss's well-heeled girlfriend is less effective, but the film basically does what it sets out to do.
The only downside is a sickly ending which really doesn't gel with what's gone before, but that's true of a lot of films of the same time period.
The film nips between Homer's story and Marcus' adventures on active service, while drawing attention to the plight of bereaved families during the conflict. As a piece of patriotism, it works well, and Rooney in particular is impressive. A back story about his boss and his boss's well-heeled girlfriend is less effective, but the film basically does what it sets out to do.
The only downside is a sickly ending which really doesn't gel with what's gone before, but that's true of a lot of films of the same time period.