Combat America
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Movie Reviews of Combat America
Movie Review: Pleasant Surprise
Summary: 5 Stars
I came across this film (unknown to me) as a bonus movie from a DVD called "WWII in Color." I knew that Gable had flown 5 missions - but I didn't know he made combat films. The combat footage of this film is very good. Don't miss this if your into original footage.
Here is some info on Gabel's war time experience: In 1942, following Lombard's death, Gable joined the U.S. Army Air Forces. As Captain Clark Gable, he trained with and accompanied the 351st Heavy Bomb Group as head of a 6-man motion picture unit making a gunnery training film. While at RAF Polebrook, England, Gable flew five combat missions, including one to Germany, as an observer-gunner in B-17 Flying Fortresses between May 4 and September 23, 1943, earning the Air Medal and the Distinguished Flying Cross for his efforts. Adolf Hitler esteemed Gable above all other actors, and during the Second World War, offered a sizable reward to anyone who could capture and bring Gable unscathed to him. He left the Army Air Forces with the rank of major.
Movie Review: History as it happened...
Summary: 5 Stars
I love this old documentary...Capt Clark Gable does an excellent job narrating it, the color footage is a rare treat, and it gives an excellent insight into the day-to-day lives of those from the greatest generation. It is a real tribute to all the men who flew bombers in WWII and we need to remember their service and sacrifices. They fought a tougher war and sustained much greater losses than we have in Iraq or Afghanistan, plus they were gone for much longer periods and didn't have the technology such as email or video teleconferencing to keep in touch with their loved ones. We need to remember them, as we are losing them quickly and soon they may all be gone. But their legacy remains, and it is films like this one that preserves it!Movie Review: Review Combat America
Summary: 5 Stars
This film is a factual account of the Eight Air Force and the brave air crews that flew the mighty B-17 - flying fortress over Nazi Germany. Much of the film is actual footage of air combat over the skies of Europe. Clark Cable guides the viewer through what it was like to be an air crew on a bombing mission to knock out targets that supplied the enemy's ability to make war against the free world. It is very well done and I strongly recommend it to the history buff of WWII or anybody who wonders what the extent of the sacrifices our young men and women made in flying these missions.Movie Review: Combat America
Summary: 5 Stars
Great piece of American History about a great American.
Too bad Hollyweird is totally unable to do the same in this day and age.
Item arrived on time.
Proud to add to my collection.
Movie Review: Clark Gable Flies with the Eighth
Summary: 4 Stars
This DVD is basically a World War II documentary film made for Stateside audiences about life in the Mighty Eighth Air Force in England and in the deadly skies over Europe. Narrated by Clark Gable, who actually flew around five missions in B-17's before heading off to safer locales, the film follows the daily lives of the men of the 351st Bomb Group based in England and follows the men into the air. It has some excellent--if jerky-- footage of air combat. Another big plus about this film is that it is in color, which wasn't used much in the war. Though the spoken sequences come across as staged and corny, it is important to remember that the only real actor in the film is Gable. It is also a good example of World War II, rally-around-the-flag wartime propaganda, though it is honest enough to show planes full of American boys falling from the sky. For anyone interested in the air war over Europe, B-17's, or films made to support the war effort, this is a worthwhile DVD. However, be advised that the quality of the picture is less than perfect, because it is taken from a forties-era movie. The program runs 62 minutes.
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