The Golden Age - Be an Upright American

Cathrine 2022-03-23 09:02:09

In the "Golden Age" when American society was prosperous just after the end of World War II, and in the "Golden Age" when the soldiers who participated in the war were just demobilized and their lives, three soldiers with different backgrounds, identities and personalities were demobilized and returned to their hometowns. different situations. Some of them are disabled, some encounter adversity, and some encounter dissatisfaction. But no matter what, they can handle themselves correctly, do not succumb to difficulties, do not bow to evil forces, value friendship, help the weak, do not give credit, do not lose dignity, and be decent and upright Americans. The film strung together the touching stories of these three people, which more completely showed the social outlook and various contradictions of the United States after World War II, and even praised the "American spirit" embodied by these three demobilized soldiers, and advocated the They show the character and quality that both "white-collar" and "blue-collar" should have. The movie was shot in 1946, and in the same year, there was also a wonderful movie "Beauty" starring Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman. When the American Film Institute selected the 100 classic movies of the last century twice in 1996 and 2007, "Golden Age" was on the list twice, and it should be said that it lived up to its name.

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  • [Mr. Thorpe has offered Derry a job as asst. floor manager and part-time soda jerk]

    Fred Derry: At what salary?

    Mr. Thorpe: Thirty-two fifty per week.

    Fred Derry: Thirty-two fifty. I used to make over four hundred dollars a month in the Air Force.

    Mr. Thorpe: The war is over, Derry.

  • [Al is explaining to the bank president why he made the loan to Mr. Novak]

    Al Stephenson: You see, Mr. Milton, in the Army I've had to be with men when they were stripped of everything in the way of property except what they carried around with them and inside them. I saw them being tested. Now some of them stood up to it and some didn't. But you got so you could tell which ones you could count on. I tell you this man Novak is okay. His 'collateral' is in his hands, in his heart and his guts. It's in his right as a citizen.