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Post by mikef6 on Jan 1, 2019 16:23:33 GMT
OK, it is a WWII movie with Nazis that I saw the ending of back in what was, probably, the early ‘60s when I was a little bit younger so it is most likely from the ‘40s or ‘50s. I hadn’t thought of it for decades but for reasons known only to my subconscious, it popped into my mind.
I saw only the last minute or so. Nazis are about to execute some civilians. Suddenly we hear the Nazis being denounced from hidden loudspeakers. Soldiers run around to find them and smash them with rifle butts (one is behind some grill work in a wall). The last shot before the final fade is a close-up on the, I presume, resistance leader. He is smiling as he mounts the gallows, knowing the Nazis have not crushed the Movement.
Thanks heaps in advance.
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Post by bravomailer on Jan 1, 2019 19:09:28 GMT
Edge of Darkness (1943)? No gallows though.
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Post by mikef6 on Jan 1, 2019 23:05:12 GMT
Edge of Darkness (1943)? No gallows though. This movie is on YouTube. It looks like a good one that I would want to see but it ends with a fire fight where the Good Guys win - so thanks for the suggestion. I will follow up but it is not what I was thinking of. |
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Post by them1ghtyhumph on Jan 1, 2019 23:55:13 GMT
Just a guess.
Uncertain Glory
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Post by bravomailer on Jan 2, 2019 1:17:49 GMT
Other movies that come to mind: Commandos Strike at Dawn, The North Star, Days of Glory.
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Post by mikef6 on Jan 2, 2019 1:49:58 GMT
Other movies that come to mind: Commandos Strike at Dawn, The North Star, Days of Glory. I'll check them out. Thanks again. |
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Post by mikef6 on Jan 2, 2019 3:29:32 GMT
Just a guess. Uncertain Glory There is a clip on YouTube that got my hopes up. Errol Flynn was being led into a courtyard to be guillotined. But then an Allied bombing raid blew up the buildings. Flynn was buried under rubble but crawled out and made his escape. So close. Thanks for the suggestion. |
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Post by them1ghtyhumph on Jan 2, 2019 4:17:47 GMT
Just a guess. Uncertain Glory There is a clip on YouTube that got my hopes up. Errol Flynn was being led into a courtyard to be guillotined. But then an Allied bombing raid blew up the buildings. Flynn was buried under rubble but crawled out and made his escape. So close. Thanks for the suggestion. That's the opening scene |
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Post by bravomailer on Jan 2, 2019 17:10:08 GMT
There is a clip on YouTube that got my hopes up. Errol Flynn was being led into a courtyard to be guillotined. But then an Allied bombing raid blew up the buildings. Flynn was buried under rubble but crawled out and made his escape. So close. Thanks for the suggestion. That's the opening scene Reminds me of what David Niven told his troops during WW2: "Look, you chaps only have to do this once. But I'll have to do it all over again in Hollywood with Errol Flynn." |
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Post by mikef6 on Jan 3, 2019 0:22:44 GMT
Reminds me of what David Niven told his troops during WW2: "Look, you chaps only have to do this once. But I'll have to do it all over again in Hollywood with Errol Flynn."  |
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Post by mikef6 on Jan 3, 2019 5:55:11 GMT
Reminds me of what David Niven told his troops during WW2: "Look, you chaps only have to do this once. But I'll have to do it all over again in Hollywood with Errol Flynn." I'm beginning to think that it wasn't John Wayne who won WWII in the movies - it was Errol Flynn! This is odd because, to quote Wikipedia: I believe this has been pretty much debunked. |
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Post by bravomailer on Jan 3, 2019 14:06:03 GMT
Reminds me of what David Niven told his troops during WW2: "Look, you chaps only have to do this once. But I'll have to do it all over again in Hollywood with Errol Flynn." I'm beginning to think that it wasn't John Wayne who won WWII in the movies - it was Errol Flynn! This is odd because, to quote Wikipedia: I believe this has been pretty much debunked. Niven weighed in on this:"There is no way Errol could have been a spy--he was way too busy screwing girls." |
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Post by teleadm on Jan 9, 2019 20:12:42 GMT
The Moon is Down 1943, If Norwegian resistance continues, a small town mayor and the town doctor will be executed (at least in Steinbeck's book).
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Post by them1ghtyhumph on Jan 11, 2019 4:15:53 GMT
In Uncertain Glory, Flynn is guillotined (it is not seen) at the end
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2019 13:23:08 GMT
The Moon is Down 1943, If Norwegian resistance continues, a small town mayor and the town doctor will be executed (at least in Steinbeck's book). That is pretty darn close to what the OP is describing! |
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Post by mikef6 on Jan 11, 2019 20:33:29 GMT
I think “The Moon Is Down” may be what I am thinking of. I remembered loudspeakers instead of explosions but many decades have passed so I may be conflating two movies. I still want to see “Uncertain Glory,” but unless that movie changes my mind, I consider the mystery SOLVED. Thanks so much to teleadm who suggested this title and to @homergreg who seconded it and, of course, to everyone who pitched in to help. Love you guys. |
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Post by teleadm on Jan 11, 2019 21:11:28 GMT
I think “The Moon Is Down” may be what I am thinking of. I remembered loudspeakers instead of explosions but many decades have passed so I may be conflating two movies. I still want to see “Uncertain Glory,” but unless that movie changes my mind, I consider the mystery SOLVED. Thanks so much to teleadm who suggested this title and to @homergreg who seconded it and, of course, to everyone who pitched in to help. Love you guys. Offcourse you have to find it at watch it too |
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Post by mikef6 on Jan 11, 2019 22:01:04 GMT
I think “The Moon Is Down” may be what I am thinking of. I remembered loudspeakers instead of explosions but many decades have passed so I may be conflating two movies. I still want to see “Uncertain Glory,” but unless that movie changes my mind, I consider the mystery SOLVED. Thanks so much to teleadm who suggested this title and to @homergreg who seconded it and, of course, to everyone who pitched in to help. Love you guys. Offcourse you have to find it at watch it too It is on YouTube. I have about a dozen 1940s or '50s film noirs to get through but will watch Moon/Down as quickly as I can get to it. Thanks again. |
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