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What Price Glory

Name: What Price Glory
Director: Raoul Walsh
Released: 1926
Duration: 121 min

Representation Score

1.1/10

Minimal

1926

Director

Raoul Walsh

Runtime

121 minutes

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Raoul Walsh’s 1926 film is a product of its time, emphasizing traditional masculine archetypes and heterosexual social structures. The narrative centers on the camaraderie of male soldiers and the comedic tension of romantic pursuits. While the film acknowledges a global setting, it lacks depth in representing diverse perspectives and conventional gender hierarchies, reflecting the social norms of the 1920s.

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Category Breakdown

Does What Price Glory have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film focuses solely on heterosexual relationships and competition. There is no representation of LGBTQ+ identities or same-sex intimacy.

How does What Price Glory portray gender?

Limited

Women like Charmaine play active roles in the social landscape, but they are primarily framed through romantic competition. The story centers on male protagonists and their pursuits.

How racially and ethnically diverse is What Price Glory?

Limited

Despite a global setting spanning China, the Philippines, and France, the cast is predominantly Anglo-Saxon. Non-white characters have limited ability to act and mostly serve as atmospheric elements.

How does What Price Glory represent religion and culture?

Fair

The story highlights military camaraderie and the harsh realities of war without critiquing Western institutions. It emphasizes a masculine bond among soldiers.

Does What Price Glory include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no representation of physical, neurodivergent, or sensory disabilities in the narrative.

Present on Screen

The film addresses the harsh realities of war rather than presenting a sanitized version.
Female characters like Charmaine exhibit social influence within their romantic interactions.

Limited or Absent

Non-white characters lack a significant role in driving the story and remain primarily atmospheric elements.
The film relies heavily on the 'battle of the sexes' cliché, reinforcing traditional gender roles.
There is no representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-assuming gender matches what was assigned at birth identities.

Official Synopsis

U.S. Marine sergeants Quirt and Flagg are inveterate romantic rivals on peacetime assignments in China and the Philippines. In 1917, W.W. I brings them to France, where Flagg, now a captain, takes up with flirtatious Charmaine, inn-keeper's daughter. Of course, Quirt has to arrive and spoil his fun. But the harsh realities of war and the threat of a shotgun marriage give the two men a common cause...

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