WillowBend56 Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 Has anyone ever seen this film (circa 1943) starring Robert Mitchum and William Frawley?I believe it opens with some of the main characters arriving in College Station by train. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detached Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 Has anyone ever seen this film (circa 1943) starring Robert Mitchum and William Frawley?I believe it opens with some of the main characters arriving in College Station by train. Yes! Gig 'em Aggies! This film was shot on campus and at the actual train station, no longer there, for which this town is named. I have a deluxe set on VHS, but you can order a DVD from a couple of sources: http://www.1939aggies.com/Order.html http://www.collegegear.com/sf/stores/1046/p-201342.shtml Here's the write-up about the film: http://class.aggienetwork.com/class60/wnbl.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highway6 Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 Yeah.They used to make all incoming corps freshmen watch it.It was cool at the time because its like Hey, Hollywood movie.. Made right here! Wow!But it was also kinda boring and hokey.... but not much more beyond typical movies of that genre.I think i got a VHS copy for Christmas 10 yrs ago.. its sitting somewhere still in its shrinkwrap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 Ah, memories of my Corps of Cadets propaganda. Seems like old times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Timmy Chan's Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 From the title it sounds more like a movie set at the Rice University campus!!!...nerds... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Hey, chicks dig nerds! Yeah... bad movie title... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 I saw it. Nothing too groundbreaking, but a decent WWII-era film nonetheless. It was more about the war than A&M and some scenes were NOT filmed in College Station.-The "horsedrawn artillery" scene. There are no large hills like that in College Station.-The Japanese house scene. There are no basements like that in College Station.-The railroad scene. The road paralleling the railroad isn't Wellborn. The same dirt road and billboards seem to pass by. Besides, it was coming from Dallas, or at least, that's what it was supposed to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heights2Bastrop Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Is this the one where one of the former cadets is a spy or a traitor who Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillowBend56 Posted June 29, 2009 Author Share Posted June 29, 2009 The film was reportedly one of Robert Mitchum's biggest regrets later in his career.I think he stated so in an interview or on a talk show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 The film was reportedly one of Robert Mitchum's biggest regrets later in his career.I think he stated so in an interview or on a talk show.Correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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