John Ford is one of the most famous directors from old Hollywood. Among his most notable works are "Stagecoach" and "The Grapes of Wrath". I happened to come across this early movie of his during a perusal of a neighborhood video store (yes, they still exist).
"Four Sons" tells the story of a woman in a Bavarian village with four sons. These young men know the importance of taking care of their mom, even after one of them moves to the United States. But once World War I starts, it becomes clear that they can't be "nice" to each other forever.
Personally I thought that the war sequence was the most effective in the movie. It seems like most of the movies released at the time tended to be anti-war (namely "All Quiet on the Western Front"). It probably would've stayed like that had a second world war not broken out.
Anyway, it's worth seeing. Audiences back then were probably surprised to see a humanizing depiction of Germans.
"Four Sons" tells the story of a woman in a Bavarian village with four sons. These young men know the importance of taking care of their mom, even after one of them moves to the United States. But once World War I starts, it becomes clear that they can't be "nice" to each other forever.
Personally I thought that the war sequence was the most effective in the movie. It seems like most of the movies released at the time tended to be anti-war (namely "All Quiet on the Western Front"). It probably would've stayed like that had a second world war not broken out.
Anyway, it's worth seeing. Audiences back then were probably surprised to see a humanizing depiction of Germans.
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