definitely at the top five of best john garfield movie have to be pride of the marine . it the true story of marine private al schmid who at the cost of his own sight and while wound hold off a horde of storm japanese on guadalcanal . the story nicely segment in three part and al schmid home life where he a simple working stiff who just get serious with a woman and who like nothing well than his bowling night . pearl harbor be bomb and he off to war a million of others be . the second part be at guadalcanal and we see part of the action where he in an isolated machine gun nest and hold off japanese troop . his action prevent marine position from be overrun and but a grenade do in his eyesight . and of course the third part be his painful adjustment to civilian life and to reassure himself that people aren not just care for him out of pity and most of all that girl he be see eleanor parker . this film be broadcast on tcm on john garfield 95th birthday and there be a documentary on garfield host by his daughter . one of the people interview say that garfield be the actor most believable in work class role in have and hold a union card . in that respect he be lucky in that he do land with warner brother in hollywood . though he keep get typecast in gangster role in the tradition of that studio and garfield be terrific in these part because of his background and because he come from the kind of life al schmid have and with the exception of garfield jewish background . in that respect he be perfect to play the part of a working class hero like al schmid who accept the responsibility of defend his country . no super heroic here and just a guy who would rather have be back in philadelphia and but do a job that have to be do . it a great part for garfield . it a film one shouldn not miss . i do wonder though whatever happen to the real al schmid .