It’s always struck me as interesting to consider what it must be like to create a film about a war while that conflict is still happening, and recently I discovered a collection of five movies from World War II featuring Errol Flynn fighting the Nazis. The fact that Turner Classic Movies presented them, combined with the involvement of Lewis Milestone—who previously directed 'All Quiet on the Western Front,' regarded as one of cinema’s most powerful anti-war films—and Raoul Walsh, made it immediately appealing to me; I was definitely eager to check them out. Even without those factors, though, I probably would have watched them anyway because Flynn has long been a favorite actor of mine, especially after seeing 'The Adventures of Robin Hood.' It's true, I really enjoy older movies! My friend Earl once said that by the time World War II ended, filmmakers had exhausted all the good movie titles. He might be right, particularly considering how frequently this one is still used, even reaching a third generation with Mel Gibson in a later version. However, what’s unusual about this film is the resistance shown by a Norwegian village of 800 people, the casting—Ann Sheridan, Walter Huston, Judith Anderson, and Ruth Gordon all playing the heroic characters—and the inclusion of recorded speeches from both Churchill and Roosevelt. I came across a review by Leslie Halliwell, a well-known British film critic, who felt that everything about the movie was acceptable except for Flynn’s performance; he couldn't have been more mistaken. I am very enthusiastic about exploring the remaining four films in this series, all directed by what I believe is one of America’s most overlooked filmmakers: Raoul Walsh.

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