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Today's the 67th anniversary of the Korean War cease-fire.
I'm featuring a non-Korean War film, War Of The Worlds, from 1953. It is a film about war and invasion, and an enemy from 'the Red Planet'. It also features not only the U.S. Army but other armies of the world (much like Korea). This is one creepy alien invasion movie, and the early scenes set the ambience in a chillingly quiet way, before all hell breaks loose!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zrn1pp0NgU
Sorry, every time I try to embed, I get something totally different, so here's the link for the trailer.
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This comm acknowledges the Korean War on July 27th (the day of its cease-fire) but since this is the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean War, I thought I'd mention it today. I decided to choose a non-war film from that year to commemorate the occasion.
The Asphalt Jungle was released on June 1, 1950, twenty-four days before the war began. It's considered one of the finest of the film noir/heist flick genres, starring Sterling Hayden and featuring Marilyn Monroe in one of her earlier roles in a memorable performance. Tough, taut, and thrilling, this film delivers the goods in fine 1950s style.
The Asphalt Jungle was released on June 1, 1950, twenty-four days before the war began. It's considered one of the finest of the film noir/heist flick genres, starring Sterling Hayden and featuring Marilyn Monroe in one of her earlier roles in a memorable performance. Tough, taut, and thrilling, this film delivers the goods in fine 1950s style.
Weekend Event: Korean War: M*A*S*H*
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Today is the 66th anniversary of the end of the Korean War (July 27, 1953). Technically, the war never ended as a peace treaty between North and South Korea was never signed, and the tensions continue even today.
M*A*S*H* is often called a movie more about the Vietnam War than the Korean War, but both the movie and TV show keeps the Korean War in popular culture. The movie also inspired one of the most popular and critically-acclaimed TV shows in history, including record-setting ratings for its series finale on February 28, 1983.
M*A*S*H* is often called a movie more about the Vietnam War than the Korean War, but both the movie and TV show keeps the Korean War in popular culture. The movie also inspired one of the most popular and critically-acclaimed TV shows in history, including record-setting ratings for its series finale on February 28, 1983.
June 25, 1950 (The Hunters)
Jun. 25th, 2019 08:16 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
We've seen World War II get all the attention (the latest was the important 75th anniversary of D-Day) but the oft-ignored Korean War should be acknowledged, too. Today is the 69th anniversary of the start of the war: June 25, 1950.
This trailer is for The Hunters, a Korean War film that focuses on the jet pilots of the war. Starring Robert Mitchum as the grizzled veteran (his character also fought in World War II) and Robert Wagner, a hotshot young pilot, this 1958 movie dazzles with its flying scenes and is a good addition to the Korean War film oeuvre.
This trailer is for The Hunters, a Korean War film that focuses on the jet pilots of the war. Starring Robert Mitchum as the grizzled veteran (his character also fought in World War II) and Robert Wagner, a hotshot young pilot, this 1958 movie dazzles with its flying scenes and is a good addition to the Korean War film oeuvre.
Movie Trailer (The Manchurian Candidate)
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The past few years the comm has been observing the Korean War on its anniversary date of its start, June 25th (1950). It's not officially scheduled this year but I wanted to mention it, and chose The Manchurian Candidate as my offering.
This 1962 film is a chilling take on the concept of brainwashing, which became known in the 1950s, especially during the Korean War. What were the Communists doing to our POWs, especially those choosing to stay in Communist North Korea and China?
This movie dramatizes that question with stand-out performances by Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh, James Gregory, Leslie Parrish, and most notably, Angela Lansbury. Ms. Lansbury's performance was one of the most chilling ever seen on screen. She should have won an Oscar for this one!
Not many chuckles in this film (the level of violence is shocking for 1962) but if you watch it, pay particular attention to James Gregory's McCarthyesque character complaining about needing a firm number for his Communist witch hunt (not seen in the trailer). The next cut will make you laugh out loud. :)
The film was released on October 24, 1962, right in the middle of the Cuban Missile Crisis!
This 1962 film is a chilling take on the concept of brainwashing, which became known in the 1950s, especially during the Korean War. What were the Communists doing to our POWs, especially those choosing to stay in Communist North Korea and China?
This movie dramatizes that question with stand-out performances by Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh, James Gregory, Leslie Parrish, and most notably, Angela Lansbury. Ms. Lansbury's performance was one of the most chilling ever seen on screen. She should have won an Oscar for this one!
Not many chuckles in this film (the level of violence is shocking for 1962) but if you watch it, pay particular attention to James Gregory's McCarthyesque character complaining about needing a firm number for his Communist witch hunt (not seen in the trailer). The next cut will make you laugh out loud. :)
The film was released on October 24, 1962, right in the middle of the Cuban Missile Crisis!
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Something a little different. To give you the lowdown on The Steel Helmet, Ben Mankiewicz and TCM introduces the movie. A gritty movie with startling starkness, as the film was released only six months after the start of the war.
As the film opens, veteran Sergeant Zack is seen crawling away as the only survivor of his squad (executed by the North Koreans). The hole in his helmet is proof of his luck, though this World War II vet is suffering from PTSD (known then as battle fatigue). Trying to get back to his lines, Zack meets up with a Korean boy he dubs Short Round (the inspiration for the boy of the same name in Indiana Jones & The Temple Of Doom) and a patrol also trying to get back to American territory.
The film includes scenes of an unarmed North Korean prisoner being shot (which infuriated the U.S. military), and frank discussion of race relations back home (black and Japanese). While the modern civil rights movement wouldn't get its catalyst until Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on that Montgomery bus for another four years, the Army was struggling with integration as ordered by President Harry Truman. Neither scene is the focus of the film, but they are startling considering that the war was currently raging and race relations were just not addressed very often by Hollywood.
The Korean War produced its share of flag-waving films, but more often the movies were grim, gritty depictions of war. World War II films were often intended as recruitment films. It was only after the war that war's futility and waste were addressed. Gene Evans is stellar as Sergeant Zack.
This film is considered one of the best war films of all time.
As the film opens, veteran Sergeant Zack is seen crawling away as the only survivor of his squad (executed by the North Koreans). The hole in his helmet is proof of his luck, though this World War II vet is suffering from PTSD (known then as battle fatigue). Trying to get back to his lines, Zack meets up with a Korean boy he dubs Short Round (the inspiration for the boy of the same name in Indiana Jones & The Temple Of Doom) and a patrol also trying to get back to American territory.
The film includes scenes of an unarmed North Korean prisoner being shot (which infuriated the U.S. military), and frank discussion of race relations back home (black and Japanese). While the modern civil rights movement wouldn't get its catalyst until Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on that Montgomery bus for another four years, the Army was struggling with integration as ordered by President Harry Truman. Neither scene is the focus of the film, but they are startling considering that the war was currently raging and race relations were just not addressed very often by Hollywood.
The Korean War produced its share of flag-waving films, but more often the movies were grim, gritty depictions of war. World War II films were often intended as recruitment films. It was only after the war that war's futility and waste were addressed. Gene Evans is stellar as Sergeant Zack.
This film is considered one of the best war films of all time.
Korean War Veteran's Day
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Many thanks to our guest host
bradygirl_12 for our Korean War Veteran's Day. We do this event, now yearly, because as she said, the Korean War is quite often forgotten. Sandwiched between WWII and the Vietnam War, it's just a blip in many history books and the veterans are also overlooked. Whether it be 6 months, 6 years, or 3 years, as the Korean War was (1950-1953), it should not be overlooked, nor should any veteran who served be forgotten.
Ad from 1952

That ad, for some reason, automatically reminded me of this scene from Dr. Strangelove.
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Ad from 1952

That ad, for some reason, automatically reminded me of this scene from Dr. Strangelove.
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Good morning!
Today is the 67th anniversary of the start of the Korean War ("Isn't this where we came in?" "It's even Sunday morning!"). And it was a Sunday that it began, as the film's dialogue attests. I am your guest host for this event..
One Minute To Zero stars Robert Mitchum and Ann Blyth in a film released in 1952, with a year to go in the Korean War. A mix of flag-waving and gritty realism, the movie is most noteworthy for actual combat scenes and a controversial scene involving Korean refugees. Howard Hughes, the owner of the studio (RKO), refused to delete the scene when requested by the U.S. Army.
25 Sunday ONE DAY EVENT: Korean War Veteran's Day. Any ad from the period of the Korean War. This war, and it's veterans, is often overlooked.
Today is the 67th anniversary of the start of the Korean War ("Isn't this where we came in?" "It's even Sunday morning!"). And it was a Sunday that it began, as the film's dialogue attests. I am your guest host for this event..
One Minute To Zero stars Robert Mitchum and Ann Blyth in a film released in 1952, with a year to go in the Korean War. A mix of flag-waving and gritty realism, the movie is most noteworthy for actual combat scenes and a controversial scene involving Korean refugees. Howard Hughes, the owner of the studio (RKO), refused to delete the scene when requested by the U.S. Army.
25 Sunday ONE DAY EVENT: Korean War Veteran's Day. Any ad from the period of the Korean War. This war, and it's veterans, is often overlooked.
The Bridges At Toko-Ri
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This 1954 movie encapsulates the Korean War: William Holden's fighter pilot character is unhappy about being called up for Korea after serving in World War II. He'd been making headway in his civilian life like a lot of returned G.I.s and now was yanked back to fight in a war that wasn't exactly popular. What if his good luck was all used up in the last war? The prime real-life example was the Boston Red Sox' Ted Williams, who was called up for Korea after three years' service in World War II. Five prime years of his baseball career was lost to war.
Excellent jet fighter sequences and color photography with top-notch acting by Holden, Grace Kelly and Mickey Rooney.
Excellent jet fighter sequences and color photography with top-notch acting by Holden, Grace Kelly and Mickey Rooney.
Pork Chop Hill
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This is my first time embedding something from Youtube, so sorry if I messed anything up! :)
Veterans of the Korean War in general and of this battle in particular said this 1959 movie was very accurate in its depiction of fighting in Korea. My father said that to me when we watched this film years ago. He served in Company B, 32nd Infantry.
Veterans of the Korean War in general and of this battle in particular said this 1959 movie was very accurate in its depiction of fighting in Korea. My father said that to me when we watched this film years ago. He served in Company B, 32nd Infantry.
Korean War Day Guest Host
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Hello! I will be guest-hosting the Korean War event as
misstia said. :)
Tomorrow is the 66th anniversary of the beginning of what is often referred to as the Forgotten War. My father was a combat veteran of that war and like many of that generation, he did his duty, came home to civilian life, and started his family and career. It's good not to forget.
You can post ads featuring the military, especially during the war years of 1950-1953, or ads featuring movies, TV (M*A*S*H*), Korea, etc. Anything you feel connects to the Korean War! As always, it's a broad latitude of interpretation here at
vintage_ads. :)
I'll be commenting on any posts with thanks for posting.
Remembrance Is Necessary.
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Tomorrow is the 66th anniversary of the beginning of what is often referred to as the Forgotten War. My father was a combat veteran of that war and like many of that generation, he did his duty, came home to civilian life, and started his family and career. It's good not to forget.
You can post ads featuring the military, especially during the war years of 1950-1953, or ads featuring movies, TV (M*A*S*H*), Korea, etc. Anything you feel connects to the Korean War! As always, it's a broad latitude of interpretation here at
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I'll be commenting on any posts with thanks for posting.
Remembrance Is Necessary.