Stars and Stripes Forever

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1hr 29min

Genre:

Drama

Release:

1952

Director:

Henry Koster

Distributor:

20th Century Fox

Starring:

Clifton Webb, Debra Paget, Robert Wagner ... More

Synopsis: Stars and Stripes Forever is the highly fanciful filmed biography of "march king" John Philip Sousa. Clifton Webb does a fine job as Sousa, while Ruth Hussey is equally good in the less-demanding role of Sousa's wife. The problem faced by screenwriter Lamar Trotti (who adapted the film from Sousa's autobiography Marching Along) was that, outside of Sousa's early travails in organizing his own band after leaving the Marine Corps, there just wasn't much drama in the great composer's life. Thus, a secondary ... Full Synopsis

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	Craig Butler, AMG Review Though it falls short of biography -- and what Hollywood biopic doesn't? -- Stars and Stripes Forever succeeds marvelously as a spirited and tuneful musical film. The plots -- one involving both famed composer John Philip Sousa and his wife, the other involving a fictional "young love" couple -- are predictable and, truth be told, fairly trite; but their stories are told with conviction and professionalism. ... Read Review

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	Clifton Webb John Philip Sousa Debra Paget Lily Robert Wagner Willie Little Ruth Hussey Jennie Sousa

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