Fighting 69th, The (1940) - Bayonet Practice

Wise guy Plunkett (James Cagney) cutting up, buddy Burke (Frank McHugh) in tow, taking his physical at Camp Mills, NY, 1917, then tangling with Sergeant Wynn (Alan Hale), early in Warner Bros.' pre-war hit The Fighting 69th, 1940, also starring Pat O'Brien.

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