Oh, you could call this film "corny" by today's 'standards, but I call it Patriotic. Joe Smith, American 1942 ★★★ 03 May, 2019 LeonRicci’s review published on Letterboxd: PROUDLY AMERICAN & HONEST "CALL TO ARMS" OFTEN MISLABELED AS PROPAGANDA. One month later, on Father's Day, Mary and Joe have a party with their friends from work and Johnny gives Joe his "secret" gift, a tie. Today, all they show are stupid people burning Our Flag. Cast See All. They didn't have any "G's" in this film, and they got on alright. Joe Smith, American. This is a great B film and is very well produced and directed and Robert Young and Marsha Hunt give an outstanding performance. Yes No | Share this. Do we really need smart, so-called self-driving cars? It seems like they smashed his fingers with pliers. 1942; 1 hr 3 mins Drama NR Watchlist. It was 1942 and the USA had just entered WW II, courtesy of the Japanese who attacked Pearl Harbor. Joe Smith, American (1942) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. And if you don't mind, I'm going to dream about joining them, and having a slice of Mary's apple pie on their new & UNUSED dining room set! The evil quartet try to beat top secret information out of Joe on a new US Military bomb-sight that he's working on at the plant. | Joseph Smith (art collector) (1682–1770), British art collector and consul at Venice Joseph A. Smith (artist) (born 1936), American artist and professor at the Pratt Institute Joseph Lindon Smith (1863–1950), American painter; Joe Smith (comedian) (1884–1981), American comedian Joseph C. Smith (1883–1965), American violinist, composer and band leader Where to Watch. September 14, 2009: Cleveland Indians placed RHP Joe Smith on the 15-day disabled list. He has access to the plans for a new bomb-sight and is kidnapped by enemy agents who unsuccessfully torture him to get him to betray his country. There are lots of movies you can point to and assume they were Robert Young's audition for Father Knows Best, and when Joe Smith, American starts, it seems like it could fall into that category. | His name is Joe Smith. External Reviews The release date is Feb., 1942 (IMDB), just two months after Pearl Harbor and America's entry into WWII. The opening credits contained the following written prologue: "This story is about a man who defended his country. This is an exceptionally well-written and directed B-film from MGM directed in crisp, tense style by RICHARD THORPE. This one came so Early after Pearl Harbor that it can be Seen more as a Rousing Call to Arms and is often Mislabeled a Propaganda Piece. P.S The Film "Joe Smith, American" has in its cast Johnny Smith, Darryl Hickman, Joe's ten year old son and Frank Faylen as the guy in the hospital waiting room, in a flashback, where Joe is waiting to find out whom his wife Mary, Marsha Hunt, would give birth to as the couples first child a boy or a girl. Will Joe keep quiet or betray his country… When his friends call Joe a hero, he rebuffs them, saying that there are no heroes in America, just people, "who don't like being pushed around. Joe Smith is an ordinary American family man who works in an aircraft factory. — Herman Seifer I haven't seen this movie in about 40 years but it scared the daylights out of me as a kid. Joe Smith, American (1942) Trivia. The film, loosely based on the story of Herman W. Lang, and the theft of plans of a top-secret bombsight, is the account of a worker at an aviation factory who is kidnapped by enemy spies. The movie was one of ten selected by the East and West Association to be sent to asian countries as "most representative" of American life. We can all learn from this simplistic, homespun, apple-pie film. This picture is a tribute to all Joe Smiths." Shortly after being a promoted to a much higher position, Joe is kidnapped by enemy agents who are determined to get military secrets out of him by any means possible. 1942; 1 hr 3 mins Drama NR Watchlist. Robert Young Joe Smith. When the spies realize they have no option but to kill Joe, he is driven away but takes the opportunity to throw himself out of their car. After service in the USAF, he relocated to Knoxville, TN. I saw this movie when I was 9 at our local movie theatre on Sunset Blvd. Well acted, Robert Young as the hero and kept you on the edge of the seat all through the movie. As a patriotic retrospective it is good to see how well the "pledge of allegiance" stands up without the "under G*d" inserted by the brave cold warriors of the Eisenhower era and defended with such valiance by the boobs of the new millennium. [1], "Original print information: 'Joe Smith American'. He is an American. Finally back home, Joe receives Gus, Freddie, Edgerton and McKettrick who are there to thank him for his bravery. Reviews of Joe Smith, American. The film, loosely based on the story of Herman W. Lang, and the theft of plans of a top-secret bombsight, is the account of a worker at an aviation factory who is kidnapped by enemy spies. In this film there is no martial music, there are no displays of armed armadas and no one pins a medal on anybody's chest. Joe is beaten and blind folded and as he is being transported Joe uses all the sounds that he hears while riding in a car to locate just where the kidnappers are taking him. And, spoiler alert -- they got all the bad guys too; not like today, where the Bad Guys hide out in plain sight and will never tell the truth and, yet somehow, escape prosecution. His name is Joe Smith. "[6], The New York Times film critic Bosley Crowther gave Joe Smith, American an "honorable mention" in his "Ten Best Films of the Year" list, and several consumer magazines praised the low-budget film for its excellence. Worth a look for most classic film fans. Joseph Harker Smith (October 21, 1873 – October 17, 1923) was an American football player and coach. Sprained left knee. ", Although considered a war propaganda film, principal photography on Joe Smith, American took place from October 20 to November 11, 1941, prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor. They beat him up for hours to try and find out what he knows. Joe Smith, American. User Ratings Joe Smith, American was remade in 1959 as The Big Operator, with Steve Cochran and Mamie Van Doren as the "average" couple and Mickey Rooney as the sadistic gangland boss who tortures the hero, the emphasis shifting from war espionage to labor racketeering. Had production gone beyond PH, I think the enemy would have been clearly identified. I don't remember what they did to him but it was terrible. Joe Smith, American is a 1942 American spy film directed by Richard Thorpe and stars Robert Young and Marsha Hunt. He has access to the plans for a new bomb-sight and is kidnapped by enemy agents who unsuccessfully torture him to get him to betray his country. The movie's timing is interesting. To me Robert Young was Jim Anderson, the exemplary dad of Father Knows Best. FAQ June 9, 2009: Cleveland Indians activated RHP Joe Smith from the 15-day disabled list. The prewar arrest of a German factory worker who stole the plans of the Norden bombsight was the basis of the story, with stock photography of the Lockheed Aircraft company incorporated to provide a wartime look. Joe Smith, American is a bit more than flag waving film, typical of the times back in 1942. Each of them has some identifying feature, but the ringleader is missing. "Joe Smith, American" is a quaint WW2 propaganda piece with the steady Robert Young as the eponymous lead character. This film gave me something to think about! I wish I knew exactly when this movie actually was filmed, whether before or after that attack. This picture is a tribute to all Joe Smiths." He is an American. [4].mw-parser-output .toclimit-2 .toclevel-1 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-3 .toclevel-2 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-4 .toclevel-3 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-5 .toclevel-4 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-6 .toclevel-5 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-7 .toclevel-6 ul{display:none}. But the conspirators in the movie aren't identified (with one irrelevant exception). He escapes and leads the FBI to his captors. So it was really disturbing to see him captured by enemy agents and tortured. According to an article in The Hollywood Reporter on October 27, 1942, Joe Smith, American was one of 10 films selected by the East and West Association to be sent for exhibition in Asian countries as, "most nearly representative of life in the U.S."[3], According to MGM records, Joe Smith, American made $487,000 in the US and Canada and $221,000 elsewhere, making a profit of $222,000. Joseph Benjamin Smith (January 26, 1928 – December 2, 2019) was an American music industry executive. Awards Joe Smith, American - Film Joe Smith, American Joe Smith, American 1942 Dramă, Thriller, Crimă ... MovieTvDb este o colectie bogata de filme, seriale si celebritati Interesting movie on a number of levels. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the Creative Commons CC0 License; all unstructured text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. He served as the head football coach at the Multnomah Athletic Club in 1896 and at … It was just a bit after we had entered WWII, and all of us kids at Logan Street School were out checking on the planes that flew overhead to make sure they weren't Jap or Nazi(Politically incorrect now, but the usage then) I remember Robert Young being kidnapped by Nazi spies and what impressed my friends and myself the most, was his leading the FBI back to their hideout while being blindfolded. Robert is a happy family man, a hard worker, and as devoted to making his wife happy as he is to teaching his son good values. | He escapes and leads the FBI to his captors. Written by Herman Seifer Joe Smith is an ordinary American family man who works in an aircraft factory. In 1942, Joe Smith is a "buck an hour" crew chief on the Lockheed P-38 Lightning assembly line in a Los Angeles defense plant. Metacritic Reviews. ***SPOILERS*** Family man hard worker and loyal American aircraft plant worker Joe Smith, Robert Young, has his loyalty put to the test in the movie "Joe Smith, American". Marsha Hunt Mary Hewett Smith. Joe is married to Mary Smith, (Marsha Hunt) and they are a very happy couple until one day Joe is kidnapped by four men who want all the information concerning Joe's knowledge of the bomb-sight plans. Joe Smith was born and raised in Akron, OH, graduating from Garfield HS in Akron, Ohio, in 1981. Instead of the usual war films or escapism, the hero of this story is a regular guy---just like those in the audience--and it shows how even people on the home front can be important to the war effort. It's quite the sociological treatise of its time and rates quite a bit more than most propaganda film, B film that it was. The storyline was so simplistic that this felt more like an extended short than a feature film. Anyway, it's a rather interesting aspect of the movie's context. And while the film is certainly a tribute to American patriotism--witness the fascinating schoolyard rendition of My Country Tis of Thee, complete with an odd fascist style salute to the flag--it pointedly allows Young's character to sleep in on Sundays and miss church! The purpose was not just to entertain but solidify the American public behind the war effort. Buy Joe Smith, American movie posters from Movie Poster Shop. Showing all 6 items. Their appearances are uncredited in the film and likely were extras. It reminds me of a longer version of the Crime Does Not Pay short films. A real great propaganda film of the day. The four men who have kidnapped him, blindfold Joe and beat him, trying to force him to draw the plans of the bombsight. Recognizable character actors make up the rest of the cast. The torture sequence is surely one of the most grueling things committed to celluloid from the period, and in addition to being spectacularly shot by Charles Lawton Jr. was masterfully lit by one of MGM's superbly trained and uncredited craftsmen. Released shortly after the United States had entered WW2, it stars Robert Young as a guy working on a special project for the government who is kidnapped by enemy agents. 8 of 8 found this interesting Interesting? We’re your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. To this day I try to listen to what things sound like whenever I am traveling some place, in case I have to go back there again. Unable to tell his wife Mary and fourth-grade son Johnny or even his co-workers, about his new job, Joe is targeted by a group of men who want the secrets of the bombsight. They seemed to get around with cars in this film, from ~1942, with no power steering, power brakes, Power shifting, or GPS. A gripping thriller with some interesting plot twists. Instead, the author and director have simply taken one commonplace American and shown, in one tense and sharply cut event when his country's safety was at stake, how it was the little things, the small remembrances of what his life had been, that pulled him through. Harvey Stephens Mr. Frederick 'Freddie' Dunhill. Robert Young plays the titular character, an all American 'Joe' who won't spill his guts about a secret bomb sight to the bad guys--even after being tortured and threatened with death. [3], Joe Smith, American was the first in a series of B films made at MGM under the supervision of Dore Schary who also wrote the initial treatment, based on "his own yarn". This film was made during World War II and it's an excellent example of positive propaganda. Joe Smith is an average American citizen, working in an aircraft factory. In recovery, even though he is blindfolded, he had sneaked some peeks at the men who held him and tried to memorize sounds in their car that would identify where he was. [3] His story was later adapted to a postwar setting and new characters to become The Big Operator (1959). CALLUM JOHNSON is hoping for the first crack at new WBO World Light-Heavyweight champion Joe Smith. Joe Smith, American is a 1942 American spy film directed by Richard Thorpe and stars Robert Young and Marsha Hunt. Shortly after being a promoted to a much higher position, Joe is kidnapped by enemy agents who are determined to get military secrets out of him by any means possible. [5], Contemporary sources list both Ava Gardner and John Raitt in the cast. As a result, I'm surmising the screenplay was completed before Pearl Harbor, but war was nevertheless clearly imminent. Joe Smith (basketball) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Joseph Leynard Smith (born July 26, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player who played at power forward position for 12 teams of the National Basketball Association (NBA) during his 16-year career. Have we really become that much weaker as a society, or have we just become stupider -- bowing to every new gadget that seems to be forced on us? While he leaves the plant late at night, his car is forced off the road and Joe is brought to a deserted house. The police who are also there, arrest McKettrick before he can escape. Where to Watch. This one's good. This film deals with a man called Joe Smith, (Robert Young), who works in a airplane factory and is assigned to working on a new bomb-sight and has knowledge of the blue prints which is top secret. This page was last edited on 3 May 2018, at 19:54. When Joe shows he can draw the plans accurately, Edgerton promotes him to head up a new project based on the top secret Norden bombsight. The opening credits contained the following written prologue: "This story is about a man who defended his country. [2] The film, loosely based on the story of Herman W. Lang, and the theft of plans of a top-secret bombsight, is the account of a worker at an aviation factory who is kidnapped by enemy spies. When they did the Pledge of Allegiance to Our Flag, they MEANT it. It's available to watch. The cloth binding used to blind and gag Young, coupled with the narrative use of his inner voice, anticipates the bleak and distressing Johnny Got His Gun by thirty years. Yes, these seem to be simpler times -- but why can't we HAVE simpler times, even today? An elderly couple come upon Joe lying in the street while the four kidnappers make their getaway. If you're familiar with that series I think you'll see what I'm talking about. Another cool aspect of this movie is the way Robert Young was able to remember the way to the enemy agents' hideout by sound, even though he was taken there blindfolded. Arts and entertainment. When the police take Joe on a reconstruction of his drive, he slowly puts together the route and takes them back to a house where three men are confronted. Have not seen it since and need to review the movie again. Joe Smith, American posters for sale online. Remembering that his son also had a secret he was keeping no matter what he and his wife asked, and that Johnny was studying about Nathan Hale, Joe refuses to cooperate and is beaten severely. [2], In his review of Joe Smith, American, Theodore Strauss wrote, in The New York Times,"In its own simple and unassuming way, "Joe Smith, American," now at the Criterion, does more to underscore the deep and indelible reasons why this country is at war than most of the recent million-dollar epics with all their bravura patriotism. Joe Smith is an average American citizen, working in an aircraft factory. Joe Smith, American is a 1942 American spy film directed by Richard Thorpe and stars Robert Young and Marsha Hunt. Clearly, the film's intent is to both inspire audiences and warn of foreign enemies. I saw this as a child, probably 9 or 10 years old, and can remember thinking how clever this man was to remember the route of the kidnap car. This film is EXACTLY what we need today. Proudly American & Honest "Call to Arms" Mislabeled as Propaganda. in Los Angeles, CA. Joe Smith, American is a 1942 American spy film directed by Richard Thorpe and stars Robert Young and Marsha Hunt. Watch Joe Smith, American starring Robert Young in this Drama on DIRECTV. Joe Smith (February 16, 1884 - February 22, 1981) was a vaudeville comedian with Charles Dale (1881-1971) as the act Smith & Dale. When plant president Mr. Edgerton and his supervisor Blake McKettrick calls him into his office, Joe is grilled by two men from Washington, Freddie Dunhill and Gus, who later ask him to draw from memory a blueprint put in front of him. | It's an exciting, fast-paced movie that clocks in at barely over sixty minutes. The cast is good, with Robert Young doing a terrific job in the lead and nice support from the lovely Marsha Hunt as his wife and a young Darryl Hickman as his son. He joined the USAF after high school and served for 21 years of active duty. When McKettrick shakes his hand, Joe recognizes the distinctive ring worn by the leader of the kidnappers. Find trailers, reviews, synopsis, awards and cast information for Joe Smith, American (1942) - Richard Thorpe on AllMovie - This upbeat war-time tale chronicles the ordeal… Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Joe Smith, American Photos View All Photos (8) Movie Info. This one came so Early after Pearl Harbor that it can be seen more as a Rousing Call to Arms and is often Mislabeled a Propaganda Piece. ", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Joe_Smith,_American&oldid=1002568042, Films set on the home front during World War II, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 25 January 2021, at 01:34. Do we REALLY need 5G? Nazi spies kidnap an aircraft mechanic (Robert Young) and try to make him talk about a new bombsight. Joe Smith roster status changed by Cleveland Indians. It's an unabashedly patriotic and entertaining movie that doesn't waste a minute of its runtime. CALLUM JOHNSON is hoping for the first crack at new WBO World Light-Heavyweight champion Joe Smith. Refreshingly free of cant and surprisingly low on propaganda, Joe Smith American is one of the best 'B' features you'll ever see--it was so good, in fact, that it opened in 1942 atop the bill at movie theatres in New York City. 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