Story of G.I. Joe
Overview
War correspondent Ernie Pyle joins Company C, 18th Infantry as this American army unit fights its way across North Africa in World War II. He comes to know the soldiers and finds much human interest material for his readers back in the States. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2000.
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Burgess Meredith
Ernie Pyle
Robert Mitchum
Bill Walker
Freddie Steele
Sgt. Steve Warnicki
Wally Cassell
Pvt. Dondaro
Jimmy Lloyd
Pvt. Spencer
John R. Reilly
Pvt. Robert 'Wingless' Murphy
William Murphy
Private Mew
Dorothy Coonan Wellman
Nurse Lt. Elizabeth 'Red' Murphy (uncredited)
William Benedict
Pvt. Whitey (uncredited)
Bob Hope
Bob Hope (Voice on Radio Program) (voice) (uncredited)
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CinemaSerf
@Geronimo1967July 21, 2025
A little like Australian wartime reporter Damien Parer, this story of a renowned American equivalent is also something that makes us realise just how perilous the job of correspondent really was. This film focuses on the segment of Ernie Pyle’s career when he (Burgess Meredith) joins an American com…
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