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For Which We Stand: To Be Held In Honor
“United States Navy Training Film”
0.0 / 10• 1950• 21m•NR• English
DramaRomance
Storyline
In this film, servicemen are strongly urged to forgo illicit and casual sex because it is degrading and contrary to divine will. The joys of marriage and family are stressed. Long-term happiness should be the goal, not immediate gratification. A medical officer discusses sexual abstinence, saying that it will not adversely affect a man's virility. A commanding officer points out that sexual promiscuity among troops is not just the concern of the medical officer and the chaplain. He says that self-control should be practiced by everyone. Marriage and family should be the goal of every man. A chaplain speaks of abstinence and self-control as obedience to divine law. Shots include: sailors with their families; a wedding; sailors picking up girls and visiting prostitutes. There is some animation.
What People Are Saying
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“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. the director's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
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“Every frame feels alive. For Which We Stand: To Be Held In Honor is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
