Monsieur Winkle s'en va-t-en guerre

Original title: Mr. Winkle Goes to War

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Edward G. Robinson in Monsieur Winkle s'en va-t-en guerre (1944)

Wilbert Winkle, a henpecked, mild-mannered, middle-aged bank clerk and handyman, finds himself in the midst of battle in the South Pacific.Wilbert Winkle, a henpecked, mild-mannered, middle-aged bank clerk and handyman, finds himself in the midst of battle in the South Pacific.Wilbert Winkle, a henpecked, mild-mannered, middle-aged bank clerk and handyman, finds himself in the midst of battle in the South Pacific.

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6.6/10

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Edward G. Robinson

Wilbert Winkle

Ruth Warrick

Amy Winkle

Ted Donaldson

Barry

Bob Haymes

Jack Pettigrew

Richard Lane

Sgt. 'Alphabet' Czeidrowski

Robert Armstrong

Joe Tinker

Richard Gaines

Ralph Westcott

Warren Ashe

Captain
(uncredited)

Walter Baldwin

Mr. Plummer (mailman)
(uncredited)

Cecil Ballerino

Army Draftee
(uncredited)

Steve Barclay

Soldier Runner
(uncredited)

Hugh Beaumont

Range Officer
(uncredited)

Early Cantrell

Girl
(uncredited)

Neil Carter

Draftee
(uncredited)

John Cason

Soldier at USO Dance
(uncredited)

Bill Chaney

4F Draftee
(uncredited)

Sandra Coles

Telephone Operator
(uncredited)

Tommy Cook

Boy
(uncredited)

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Trivia
In the movie is announced that men over 38 would need released (and presumably not drafted.) In real life Robinson was rejected for service in WW2 because of his age, 48.

Goofs
As The New Recruits Were Entering The Camp There Were Black Soldiers Mixed With The White Soldiers. This Would Not Have been Possible In 1942. In 1942 Black Soldiers Were Segregated.

Soundtracks
Sweet Genevieve
(uncredited)
Lyrics by George Cooper
Music by Henry Tucker
Sung by Edward G. Robinson, Robert Armstrong, Richard Lane and Bob Haymes

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Featured review

7/10

pretty good

I'll watch any movie Edward G. Robinson did and i think he's a better actor than James Cagney. This one casts him as a guy who is always being told what to do and in the first scene of the movie he walks up to the manager of the bank and tells him he wants to quit, to everyone's surprise. His wife hates this idea and Robinson wants to run a business just fixing things. He then gets a letter telling him that he is drafted. He doesn't think he will be because he's 44 years old and out of shape. To his surprise and everyone else's, he is drafted. During basic training, they pull him out to have a desk job. Robinson doesn't like it and wants to be put back and be able to work as mechanic. He is sent overseas and is very close to the fighting. I've never really heard much about this movie and i didn't even see Robert Mitchum in this movie.