Combat Fatigue Irritability (US Navy, 1945)

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Gene Kelly directs and stars in this wartime naval "training" film. Kelly plays the role of Seaman Bob Lucas, a troubled and angry "fireman" whose ship was sunk in battle. Many sailors died at sea, but Lucas lived through it and suffers from what now might be termed "post-traumatic stress disorder." After lashing out at everyone around him, Lucas comes to understand his emotions, and moves from illness to wellness, with the help of a wise psychiatrist. Kelly considered his performance in Combat Fatigue Irritability one of his very best. But no filmography lists it. Apart from the combat-fatigued sailors for whom the film was made, few people have ever had the chance to see it. With this release it becomes accessible to Kelly's devoted fans and a wider public.
Produced by United States Navy Department, Bureau of Aeronautics
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@jimflys2 6 жыл бұрын

I know a WWII combat vet and POW who still after more than 70 years cannot have a conversation that will involve deep, deep wounds of war memories. And you can't have a conversation where he won't start tensing up and weeping - usually several times in a conversation. My dad also a WWII paratrooper who was no stranger to PTSD said of my old friend, "That guy has REALLY seen Hell." God be with him.

@allywolf9182 3 жыл бұрын

PTSD is a living hell. I hope one day they can figure out how to fix it

@user-zp9br7jk9k 3 жыл бұрын

my uncle was in vietnam... same thing.. once you see hell, and are part of it, it is hard to forget. what is 'normal' when you've been hunted... or when you've shot men, women, and children because it was them, or you.

@reidplombon3604 6 жыл бұрын

That's a pretty realistic and, I think, good look at what we now call PTSD. Suppression of fear, extreme discomfort, feelings of helplessness, etc. I'm impressed with their, for the time, up to date approach.

@conductorinblack 6 жыл бұрын

This might be the best film project Gene Kelly ever did.

@SOULRELIEF22 2 жыл бұрын

Poor thing.

@babbaruff1045 5 жыл бұрын

My former partner was a policeman and after being subjected to a horrendous attack was diagnosed with PTSD, definitely one of the reasons he became an alcoholic. It's sadly extremely common with ex-servicemen, I feel for them so much 🌹

@poetcomic1 Жыл бұрын

Policemen have a domestic violence rate 4X higher than the general population.

@mnpd3 3 жыл бұрын

LOL I couldn't believe how that tubby bartender leaped the bar like a gazelle and kicked ass!

@babbaruff1045 5 жыл бұрын

Gene's best friend was killed in the war, his raw emotion in this performance I'm sure was partly due to the deep loss & pain he felt.

@Nrvsmum73 3 жыл бұрын

I thought that was him 🙂

@mickroberson386 5 ай бұрын

Was listening to some old time radio and there was an advertisement about caring for your mental health that was very sincerely done by Gene Kelly. You could hear in his voice that he had experienced loss over it.

@MsBhappy 3 жыл бұрын

This is actually very well done and gives great insight into the optimal approaches to PTSD in this era

@rebal1681 3 жыл бұрын

Whoa! The language in this film is shocking for 1945!

@billhuber2964 5 жыл бұрын

Its hard to understand PTSD .my dad had it. He was torpedoed twice during the war . it took time .

@sharman5598 7 жыл бұрын

I have been watching these old training films as well as many old social guidance films for days now and this is the first one where I've seen a married couple with a single bed! Very interesting.

@mikesebphoto Ай бұрын

IIRC, the single bed stuff came about during the 50s.

@kmeccat 6 жыл бұрын

combat fatigue...now known as PTSD.

@owlthepirate5997 3 жыл бұрын

Everytime someone says the word "God damned" take a drink

@feralbluee 4 ай бұрын

Gene Kelly - being a messed up soldier. This is the first time I’ve seen an actual actor in one of these. And good job, too. All of them were good. How they were allowed to make a film like this in the ‘40’s is amazing. As it was specifically for the men in the War, it’s really good they did do it. They probably used worse cursing than here. Gene was amazing - never saw him so angry or disturbed. Very good production all together!

@KathyEvans 3 жыл бұрын

Weird to see a doctor offer a patient a cigarette...then light up one himself! Gene Kelly was an idol of mine when I was a kid.

@SOULRELIEF22 5 жыл бұрын

Daddy was a sailor in WW11! AMAZING man! 💓

@lizevans4010 2 жыл бұрын

My uncle was in the army back in wwi he spent time in the trenches, he never could speak about what it was like there in the trenches, what he had seen, what war was like. They didn't know much about PTSD back then.

@deirdrejones5974 4 жыл бұрын

A little off topic, but it’s surprisingly jarring to hear people swear in a film from this time period.

@AB-ou8ve 3 жыл бұрын

We’re not used to it.

@michaelhuppe5151 2 жыл бұрын

Well thier sailors so theres that

@jimm6095 9 ай бұрын

They used the "F" word during WW2 but using word that here would be going too far even for a military medical film!

@TruckingToPlease 8 ай бұрын

Sailor is a sailor

@delimar77 2 жыл бұрын

Gene Kelly!

@NLMNIH 10 жыл бұрын

A shout out to all of those who are now viewing Combat Fatigue Irritability: can any of you identify any of the other cast members (none of whom are credited)? I'm especially interested in identifying the actor who plays the wise psychiatric officer, who also appears in other military psychiatric films of the period.

@cliffords2315 7 жыл бұрын

we call it PTSD now

@cair124 6 жыл бұрын

imdb.com has a cast list. Sue is Jocelyn Brando, Marlon's sister.

@michaelhuppe5151 2 жыл бұрын

@@cair124 she's on an episode of Wagon Train rite now

@owlthepirate5997 3 жыл бұрын

When the young man sat down, then the "Docter" says, "How about a cigarette?" Lol..

@gustavmarcus7737 8 жыл бұрын

Imdb has the psychiatric officer listed as Lauren Gilbert (1911-1998).

@maddoxmiller8805 3 жыл бұрын

Fun fact was originally suppose to star Marlon Brando but still won an Oscar for best director

@numbersix8919 Жыл бұрын

Treatments for PTSD and related problems have improved since this film was made. You can't change the past, but the past doesn't have to change you either.

@gaoxiaen1 8 ай бұрын

He's right about being below decks. That's why I was in Deck Dept. , standing watches in the pilothouse and working outside, involved with everything the ship does.

@richardderosset6960 3 жыл бұрын

Oh Great ,When your Doctor offers you a cigarette! R U N !!!!!

@RodgerDodger196 6 ай бұрын

Good words at the end Where the Doc is talking to You the Audience! MAKES YOU THINK!

@nokomismn9685 7 жыл бұрын

A drama like this wouldn't be possible today because each person would just be staring at his/her cell phone. Times have changed.

@sallyvillarreal4294 6 жыл бұрын

nokomis mn - I think that’s an over-generalization. Yes, we’re on our phones a lot. That Doesn’t mean people don’t talk to their families, or that they don’t put them away during therapy groups.

@comradejames451 6 жыл бұрын

GODDAMMIT GODDAMIT GODDAMIT!!

@comradejames451 6 жыл бұрын

well said

@Megadextrious 6 ай бұрын

I was once in a psychiatric hospital for 10 days, we weren’t allowed to have our phones until we were discharged. It was so nice to just be in a place where a group of people could talk and everyone was listening and participating… As much as I love my phone for watching KZfaq in bed, I really do miss the days when nobody had that constant distraction in the background. Really being somewhere and enjoying nature and laughing 😅maybe I just miss being a kid…

@flatlandtigress8685 9 ай бұрын

“Flesh, female flesh. Might soft!” is officially the creepiest pickup line of all time.

@ddivar8149 8 жыл бұрын

Gene kelly

@stanleycostello9610 7 жыл бұрын

DDiva R Yep. He was a rising star at MGM. "For Me and My Gal" (with Judy Garland) came out just a few years before. 1942, I guess.

@comradejames451 6 жыл бұрын

GODDAMNIT GODDAMMIT GODDAMMIT

@johnroscoe2406 8 ай бұрын

My grandfather's submarine, SS-293 Dragonet, was close to the surface north of Japan and took damage from a bomb from a Japanese patrol plane (Navy says they struck a submerged pinnacle), the front third was practically blown off. They had to seal men still initially alive behind so the whole boat wouldn't flood, men doomed to drown. Happened in 1944. I can imagine what his time was look after they limped back home and his crew was put on some sort of rest.

@Kayaz48 11 ай бұрын

That’s the famous actor singer dancer Gene Kelly!!!!

@matthewholmes8638 3 ай бұрын

Where was this video when I in? Seems weve learned nothing. Coming back from iraq and Afghanistan was the same.

@TruckingToPlease 8 ай бұрын

Toughen up, Nancy.

@johnroscoe2406 8 ай бұрын

Oh I see you voted for Trump And never got off your couch. Proudly served onboard the USS Sofa

@TruckingToPlease 8 ай бұрын

@johnroscoe2406 Great leap to assumptions. nan·cy /ˈnansē/ noun noun: nancy boy a gay man. a timid, affected, or overly fastidious man. 20 years and retired Navy. USS Independence USS Kitty Hawk USNS Concord USNS San Jose USNS Niagara Falls USS Peleliu 20 years active, 15 overseas, 8 deployable and 4 on the GI Bill in Western Australia.

@johnroscoe2406 8 ай бұрын

@@TruckingToPlease You're full of shit. You're an internet tough guy making fun of men infinitely better than you.

@holoholohaolenokaoi2299 6 жыл бұрын

Gene Kelly

@elizabethbrauer1118 2 жыл бұрын

"Here, take this. It will help you relax." That was the same thing my doctors told me in the 2000s when they put me on more dangerous drugs like anti-depressants and mood stabilizers. So now my PTSD is much worse, along with anxiety, irritability and thoughts of suicide. What I wouldn't give for a simple opioid so I could sleep - can't have that anymore!! Pharmaceuticals, through the ages, have left us totally dependent on the drug merry-go-round, unless we are brave enough to jump off.

@HUMPTYNUGGET 8 ай бұрын

I know exactly how you feel mate , after 20 years of combat PTSD and three suicide attempts tow overdoses and one hanging ....I'm on tramadol and codiene two opioids which I take in the morning and literally relax me so I can think...a little .....I'm on amitriptyline an anti depressant but I take it to get to sleep and stay asleep and minimise the nightmares I was on quetiapine which is a anti psychotic drug which helped with sleep but I get restless leg syndrome with it which is a nightmare so stopped taking it ....I must have tried every damn drug there is but I'm happy with what I'm on now , but I'm afraid they will take it off me as you say they are not keen on giving out opioids ...hope you find comfort mate love from the UK

@crapstermcduck6593 3 жыл бұрын

Really. The very best movie perhaps ever made.

@crapstermcduck6593 3 жыл бұрын

Because, Lois Lane, it's like about life and explains why men are agressive and all of that.

@lindathrall5133 3 жыл бұрын

THE RED CROSS STATESMAN WAS ABLE TO HELP THE SAILOR WHO NEEDED THE HELP OF A MENTAL HEALTH UNIT

@andresweinman9995 3 жыл бұрын

I don't want to be sarcastic about this movie! If it works it's okay for me😄

@helpdeskjnp 7 ай бұрын

At the 27:09 or so mark, that was pretty hard to watch as you can tell the guys in the background were truly upset… that’s what most men do when they have to hold back tears, is cover their eyes/faces with their hands like the guy in the background.

@latterette 2 жыл бұрын

from Scranton says it all lol

@BarryHope-bj5um 12 күн бұрын

Kinda looks like Gene Kelly

@yilderim1924 7 ай бұрын

That fat bartender is pretty light on his feet! Jumping over the bar in one movement like that.

@jim7627 2 жыл бұрын

No dance scene? Aww shucks ...

@dachickenman Жыл бұрын

I am surprised at the profanity in the first two minutes of a film from 1945.

@johnroscoe2406 8 ай бұрын

It's not a Hollywood movie. It was an internal film made specifically for the Navy to show to Navy personnel.

@SOULRELIEF22 2 жыл бұрын

"But I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned." Matthew 12:36-37!

@SOULRELIEF22 5 жыл бұрын

St John 3:16! 💓 JESUS is RETURNING SOON! ALLELUIA! 🙏🙌

@SOULRELIEF22 2 жыл бұрын

REPENT and RECEIVE JESUS as your LORD and SAVIOUR to have your name secured in His Book of Life. "And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire." Revelation 20:15!