As I watched, midway into 'Pride of the Marines' about these wounded soldiers back from Guadalcanal, I found myself embarrassed by this film and the bunch of "swell" wounded Marines discussing the difficult times that would be facing them as wounded veterans in their communities and in finding jobs when, in the background, another group of wounded soldiers break out in song:
"In the evening by the moonlight When the darkies work was over We would gather round the fire Till the whole cake it was done
In the evening by the moonlight You could hear those darkies singing In the evening by the moonlight You could hear the banjos ringin'"
It certainly did remind me who we weren't fighting for. And, considering those lyrics, I was surprised that I wasn't able to find any reference to, or explanation of, that particular scene in any of the film's criticism.
"In the evening by the moonlight When the darkies work was over We would gather round the fire Till the whole cake it was done
In the evening by the moonlight You could hear those darkies singing In the evening by the moonlight You could hear the banjos ringin'"
It certainly did remind me who we weren't fighting for. And, considering those lyrics, I was surprised that I wasn't able to find any reference to, or explanation of, that particular scene in any of the film's criticism.