Stars and Stripes Forever is the rousing and patriotic march heard every Fourth of July, and, the inspirational film about the American music legend who wrote it, John Philip Sousa. Beginning with Sousa's days as a sergeant major in the United States Marine Corps and leader of the Corps' famous marching band, Stars and Stripes Forever transports you back to the 1890s and Sousa's ascent to world renown as a composer and conductor of The Sousa Band. Three-time ACADEMY AWARD? Nominee Clifton Webb* shines as Souza, "The March King," along with Robert Wagner, Debra Paget and Ruth Hussey.
*Supporting Actor, Laura, 1944; Supporting Actor, The Razor's Edge, 1946; Actor, Sitting Pretty, 1948.
Production Year:
1953
Released:
Tue, 12/13/2011
Run Time Minutes:
89
Genres:
Musical
Genres:
Drama
Trailer:
No
Format Aspect Ratio:
4x3-Full Screen
Resolution:
720x1280 HiRez
More Information:
HiDef-1
Audio Language:
English
Audio Format:
Dolby Digital
Audio Channels:
Mono
Actors:
Clifton Webb - John Philip Sousa
Actors:
Debra Paget - Lily Becker
Actors:
Robert Wagner - Willie Little
Actors:
Ruth Hussey - Jennie Sousa
Actors:
Finlay Currie - Col. Randolph
Actors:
Roy Roberts - Maj. Houston
Actors:
Tom Browne Henry - Maj. George Porter Houston
Actors:
Aileen Carlyle - Madame Estelle Liebling
Actors:
Roy Gordon - President Benjamin Harrison
Actors:
Delos Jewkes - Professor Bianchi
Actors:
Maudie Prickett - Thelma, Sousa's Maid
Actors:
Max Showalter - Narrator
Actors:
Olan Soule - Glove Salesman
Actors:
Helen Van Tuyl - The First Lady
Actors:
William Vedder - Professor Esteban