the strength of so proudly we hail ( 1943 ) be find more in it form rather than the content of it character . the main area where it differ from john wayne style wwii lip service be it predominantly female cast . all the american flag waving of the forty be still here in full force and but the patriotic propaganda of the office of war information ( owi ) be interestingly mingle with a hollywood love your man plot . our girl can stick it to the enemy while still stand by their men . goddard flirt with several officer while colbert carry on a romance with george reef ( superman . ) and lake foster a blind hatred for the japanese due to her husband death at pearl harbor and which prompt her to tuck a grenade in her bustier and march into a group of japanese soldier with a bang early on in the film . even with all the romance our girl still occasionally find time to do some nursing and which usually consist of them sit ( and sometimes stand ) around sigh and tell u and each other about how hard it be to be a nurse . and just in case we do not understand what it mean to be a patriot we be give several speech on the topic and all deliver by our girl in perfect makeup and hair and with nary a lock out of place ( ironic for lake ) . now and i do believe that it be hard to be a nurse and but the film would be greatly improve by show u more of their hard work . film and after all and be a visual medium . that say and the oscar® nomination for best black and white cinematography and best special effect be definitely deserve . unlike most wwii propaganda piece this one hardly ever look a if it be shoot on some cheap hollywood back lot . pay particular attention to the scenery while there be an ever present atmosphere of smoke and shadow that make this film worth watch . and the explosion be often genuinely powerful and impressive and if youre into that sort of thing . i personally enjoy the many montage sequence and the scene where all the girl be sit around a table in corregidor and an american food advertisement ( for fresh pineapple or something like that ) come on the radio and effectively put the battle condition of daily bombing in sharp contrast with the more domestic concern back home . so proudly we hail offer precious little criticism of war and present the japanese a a faceless enemy worthy only of death and american hatred . the hollywood love plot be sufficiently cheesy enough to be almost unintentionally satirical and but if you want to view a film with more substance then check out the story of g. i. joe ( 1943 ) . war shouldn not ever evoke pride or be hail . 2/5 . superman say you can slap a jap . . . with war bond and stamp .