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This Is the Army (1943)
The Worst Type of Propaganda
I acquired this film by chance, and without cost, and I still regret that it occupies any shelf space in my home. This review contains no spoilers because there is nothing to spoil: The film spans two generations of Army men; the first put on a show about marching off to fight the "Great War" and their children put on a show about being in the Army during World War Two.
The music is awful, patriotic fluff; the editing makes the film impossible to understand; there is no acting to speak of, no character development; and the appearance of soldiers dressed in black-face is sickening to the point of physical revulsion.
Even a Joe Lewis cameo becomes offensive, based on the scene that follows directly.
I give this movie a 1 out of 10, only because it is not possible to assign a negative score.