My Dad and I used to watch this show relentlessly and really enjoyed it, especially Whitmore's frustrated German act in this episode. Dad was a WWII and Korean war vet and used to critique some of the more non-plausible scenes in some episodes where the Germans would just run out in front of GI fire from safe cover. He said the Germans weren't that stupid. Miss my Dad.
My dad was a Korean vet too. He served at the beginning with the 24th Inf. Div. It was the 80s and I was a teen then. Just like your dad he would critique things but all in all it was our thing to do together. He wasn’t much into sports so doing that together wasn’t in the cards but if there was a good war movie or show on or cowboy movie we that’s how we would pal together. He hasn’t been with me now for over 10 years and I miss him and watching these shows. But when I do it makes me feel like he’s here watching it with me still.
@@DaBarbs Does bring back good vibes of our Dads. My Dad wasn't in to sports either. But we enjoyed watching shows and movies like that together. Once in a great while, he would tell me a story from WWII or Korea and I was always listening intently, so I could pass the stories on to my son. He told me once how he got the bronze star with oak leaf cluster for what he did at Pork Chop Hill. I thought I had remembered it correctly all these years until I ran across the actual commendation papers, that were yellowed after all the years. There it fully detailed what he did and I did have the story somewhat wrong. He was an amazing person and still the greatest man I will ever know. Thanks for sharing. I'm sure you miss your Dad as much. Take care and thanks again!
Yet another example (Not that one is needed) of just what a superb actor James Whitmore was! This man could (And did) play any role and make it believable.
James Whitmore, did a superb effort in this episode, this being one of the many reasons why, COMBAT! was so good, some of the best quest stars around, appeared in this series..........
Whitmore actually did a double act in this episode which is something rare in any film…… he first acted as a German soldier who was masquerading as a catholic priest.
Thanks GR for uploading all the episodes. I live in Philly and this radio sports talk show had a topic. Unforgettable actors in roles only they could play. Main one being Gandolfini in the Sopranos. The host is my age (60) so when I said Vic Morrow as Saunders, he said ...."perfect." No one else on the show knew who I was talking about
The sound effect they used for the single gunshots is a sound from my youth that is ingrained in my memory bank.....in addition to the opening theme music.
K-jssssshhh! I'm betting that Calvin's vocalizations were based on Watterson's memories of Combat! As kids we all tried to mimic the K98s. i specialized in the sound of The Blessed Thompson of St Chip of Saunders.
The scene in the confessional is very moving. Not only does it show the peace and beauty of the sacrament of Confession, the sincerity of Ryan's confession seems to touch something in the German's heart. Watch his eyes and listen to his voice. Whitmore played this scene perfectly.
Imagine the sights and experiences young men often no more than boys had at that time. My uncle landed on Omaha’s beach and was killed before he reached shore. His parents never got over it.
James Whitmore, great charactor actor, he was in "Them", a 54 Syifi movie about giant mutated ants, he played a cop along with James Arness, who would go on to star as Matt Dillon in "Gunsmoke"1 He later on was a spokesman for Miricle-Gro until he died.
What is not suprising is that a vast Majority of Actors (those born in the 20's to 50's ) served in the Military, then using the GI bill to learn Acting.
Yes this was commen Think at James Doohan ( Scotty from STAR TREK-TOS ) He had been a Canadian Pilot in WW II and lost half of a finger after the landing in Normandy due to a German Sharpshooter. Past the War he took acting courses from his Veteran money. But also the same in Germany. That is why I like so much the German After Movies like THE BRIDGE or the filmed play THE DEVIL´s GENERAL ( by Carl Zuckmayer ) Most actors in it had been Veterans and new how to behave like the real Men of those times . That made those films much more believable as some more modern ones about World War II
Take Easy my friend, believe me that this show Will contiue still Will costrucion The Third Temple of Yerushalayim. So that Mean the Third of Gerusalom Will be landded for The. Real Time for return of the MESHIAH.
A DOZEN GERMAN SOLDIERS COME UPON A FARMHOUSE AND SEARCH IT FINDING A BEAUTIFUL FRENCH FARM GIRL HIDING THEY ALL HAD THE SAME IDEA. STARTING TO TAKE OF THEIR BELTS AND CLOTHES SHE SCREAMS IN GERMAN "NINE, NINE"... (no,no). THE GERMAN IN CHARGE TURNS AND SENDS THREE OF HIS MEN BACK OUTSIDE......
One of the best episodes ever. One more for the collection ¨The Very Best of Combat!¨ The only mistake is how a young man would lose a fight against another man so old???
Whitmore was in the USMC Reserves & toured the South Pacific with the USO during the war. They never bother to explain what might have happened to the actual priest.
Melvin Bennett, The movie Saving Pvt, Ryan was not shot on a Hollywood backset, but in locations in Ireland, England and France. The set was specially made for this movie- not a left over from the 1960’s. But I can see the similarities in the town. That bridge in the Combat episode wouldn’t have handled a deuce and a half truck let alone a Tiger VI heavy tank. Two different sizes of bridge altogether.
Rawhide, Have Gun Will Travel, Gunsmoke, Tombstone Territory, The Rebel, Shogun's Ninja, Star Trek, 47 Ronin, The Restless Gun, The Rifleman, The Rockford Files...
Just to add to my last reply. You're right that the failure to genuflect or show any reverence whatsoever was the final tip off that this wasn't a real priest. He became seriously suspicious with the lack of any penance until he asked for one, but the irreverence before the Blessed Sacrament proved to him that this was a fake "priest"; that's what made him sure.
This plot falls on its face actually. When a town is destroyed and the people are ordered to leave their homes the very first thing the resident priest does before he vacates the premises is to take the Blessed Sacrament out of the tabernacle located at the center of the main altar. Once the Sacrament is taken away the church is hollow and void. In this episode there was no priest there which is why the German soldier pretended to be one. You can’t be genuflecting and showing reverence for a sacramental Presence that is not there anymore. This episode is a cliffhanger with excellent actors but the plot is shot with errors. Well, that’s Hollywood for you. We can’t demand authenticity because this is not a historical documentary.
That was a REAL B.A.R. that Kirby (Jack Hogan) used at TWENTY odd lbs. for realism on the set, Of course the trigger group was disasembled for television. Robert at 67.
No, as a devout Catholic, he already was suspicious when he had to ask the "priest" to give him a penance 29:45 (I correct my previous comment, that he didn't ask).Any priest would do so automatically. As I mentioned, this is supposed to be in a French town, not a German one, and Pvt. Ryan even says something about French customs when bringing up the lack of a genuflection. The two largest churches in German are Catholic and Evangelical: both are around 30% of the population (see Wikipedia).
There were quite a lot of Lutheran, Methodist and even a few Baptist churches when I was there in '74-75. Are you counting the Protestant denominations as Evangelical? I don't recall seeing any Church of Christ there.
Most people cannot distinguish between the Wehrmacht (Regular Army), and the S.S. or Schutzstaffel - the Nazi Reich elite guard, Hitler’s executive force. Wehrmacht Soldiers were every bit a fine Soldier as any Soldier ought to be. It was the S.S. - Schutzstaffel (murderers) who were responsible for all the major atrocities. I know. I am Soldier.
I can. Let's see, there was Waffen S.S., Einsatzgruppen S.S., and Regular S.S. Einsatzgruppen S.S. we're the ones charged with The Final Solution; Waffen S.S. we're the armed or fighting S.S., and Regular S.S. we're Executive; and Wehrmacht we're soldiers of rhe German Army.
I always smile when I see James Whitmore. I find it hard to believe that one of his marriages was to Audra Lindley (Mrs. Roper from Three's Company). They just seem so different from each other.
I've noticed how well the german soldiers die after getting shot in firefights. I guess if you were an extra, cast as a german soldier in this series, you got plenty of practice in getting shot.
Hard to believe a injured Priest/Nazi of 43 years of age with a major leg injury can defeat that young GI of like 23 with a knife fight! Like Impossible!
James Whitmore acted very excellent as a German who pretended as a Catholic priest. If Caje had talked to the priest in French, they would have noticed his identity and two GI also would have been killed by him.
Combat had a few episodes involving a priest (or in this case, "priest"). This is one of the best, despite some plot weaknesses: No suspicion of a supposed "Dutch" priest being pastor in a French town (there was no priest shortage in the '40s, so no such need), "Fr." Hertzbrun doesn't absolve Private Ryan, yet the soldier, who knows his Faith, doesn't ask the "priest" to do so (he may have seen through the ruse by then) and while Ryan chides the "priest" for not genuflecting, he doesn't either.
A whoooooooooooole jacket full. Saunders' jacket was the inspiration for Paul Harrell's walking arsenal jacket. There are a few episodes where Saunders has the 3X stick mag carrier on his belt behind his right hip, as well as *gasp* a CANTEEN!
Combat! S03E17 "The Cassock" - 1965 Five Stars [********] This Episode was well written and well acted out. Actor: James Whitmore could play any role and was never given an Oscar or Emmy award during his time...Anyway, A German Soldier played by James Whitmore tries to Blow a Bridge when his German Squad is run out of Town by Saunders Group in this Hell Raiser Episode. I was on the end of my seat on this one. The German Soldier hides as a Catholic Priest and starts stabbing Sgt. Saunders Squad any chance he gets. This episode was a "Sheep in Wolfs Clothing!"...One Scene that scared me to Death was the Fishing scene with Little John...I really thought he was going to get Stabbed..However, Saunders figures it out when he finds a German Radio Pack in the Priest Closet. Great writing, Well Acted - 5 stars - [********] Glenn E. Smith Jr. ; 07/01/2015; Wednesday; 2:48PM - Vietnam Veteran>>>>>>>>
Great series but sometimes you just have to wonder how did the Americans ever win a battle? GI with a Garand fires one aimed, kneeling shot (with at least one more round loaded), hits Whitmore's character in the leg - and pauses. Whitmore's character (who is right-handed), is hit with a 30.06 round, whips out a 9mm pistol LEFT-HANDED and with one snap shot kills the GI. I know, its just TV...
Actually, notice how most of the time Germans are seldom wounded in battle, unless a main character like Whitmore. They are usually killed, not wounded whereas Americans are usually wound and not killed.
And the Jerries seem to have a knack for, in the first minutes of any skirmish, popping up from cover, giving a clean kill shot for the Americans. You'd almost think they were taking orders from a film director operating under a time constraint :)
When I worked for Illinois State Highways we had a Lead, Lead Worker who was a Catholic. One of the Jew boys in the yard told him, "All those Hail Mary's you say and votive lights you light don't do you one darn bit of good."
@@donnarolando3961 Not at all. I was relating a story I recalled about how one of the Jew boys I worked with thought about all of those Hail Mary's that guy would say. If you do not recall, when Herrod asked the Jews, "What should I do with this man?" The Jews cried, "Crucify him!" when they responded to Herrod's inquiry about Jesus Christ.
Ol' James Whitmore. He was in several episodes of Gunsmoke. My favorite is the one where he plays a self appointed Temperance preacher who comes to Dodge with his daughter (played by Julie Sommars) & she is bothered by a outlaw punk played by John Saxon. I can't help noticing people in Gunsmoke that were also in Combat/.Love 'em both!!!!!!! Well, time to get the heck out of Dodge!!!!! LedHed Steven
Opening scene with The Canal, same Hollywood back lot French Town and Canal they used for the final scene of Saving Private Ryan. Wow it would be interesting to know, since that was over a 30 year time period between Combat and Saving Private Ryan, just how many times this little back lot town was used in various movies and tv shows.
Under comments, there is good and bad in every day life in the human world, have and show respect for religion whether it is catholic, or protestant, or jewish etc. This is what the United states of America is about sir freedom to worship the way you what too, and among other things such as work etc., so think what you say before you condemn something or someone, people in the service have died, in service to this country, to protect are freedom to worship the way we chose whether catholic, protestant, or jewish. Kevin phoenix.
8:24 A CATHOLIC DUTCH PRIEST - also that had made me suspicious. The Dutch are deeply Calvinistic. In their War of Independance from the Reich ( 1568-1648 ) they had cicked out almost all Catholics out of their country. Should know, even my own direct ancestors on my grandfather´s side had been from SEELAND. They settled down then in Telgte close by Münster. So it had bee brighter to say to be of Belgium, the former Southern Part of the Netherlands wichstyed on Catholic. But the Soutane is one but this is something differrent
Fun Fact: A CASSOCK ( German C-(/-K)ASSEL) is a lithurgic priest gown. The old ones had fancy draweries on the back because the Catholic Priest did most of their service towards the Alta and not towards the perishers. And nO it is not the regulary gab of a catholic priest just the one for " THE HIGH OFFICE " It is much to long and unhandy for everday commen wear. It reflects on the traditional Byzantinic Office Robes in Late Ancient Late Roman Days. Fun Fact II the devote murdered Catholic soldier here, " again ! a PRIVATE RYAN - I gurss back then in the Sixties the script reflected on Cornelius Ryan ( THE LONGEST DAY ) 1:45 THE SAMOTEUR looks in Uniform much more stocky as in the priest attire. Seems to me for those first scenes they had used a stand in-double
21:17 TWO FISHERMAN. Littlejohn and the Priest Peabody really had taken over the funny parts after Shecky Green ( 1954 ) as Braddock had left the show out of financial reasons. I guess the role did also not added much to his acting carrier. Never before had heard of the man
I love James Whitmore, but I can't watch the priesty/nunny episodes of any show. There isn't a more boring subject on the planet than catholicism. My dad fought the Nazis in France in WWII and he never ran into any convent, cathedral, or clergy the entire time he was there.
What a super show this was growing up. Now at 68 I am loving watching it yet again. Good value TV
My Dad and I used to watch this show relentlessly and really enjoyed it, especially Whitmore's frustrated German act in this episode. Dad was a WWII and Korean war vet and used to critique some of the more non-plausible scenes in some episodes where the Germans would just run out in front of GI fire from safe cover. He said the Germans weren't that stupid. Miss my Dad.
Same here. My father was career Army but he didn't fight the Germans. He fought the Japanese in the Pacific.
My dad was a Korean vet too. He served at the beginning with the 24th Inf. Div. It was the 80s and I was a teen then. Just like your dad he would critique things but all in all it was our thing to do together. He wasn’t much into sports so doing that together wasn’t in the cards but if there was a good war movie or show on or cowboy movie we that’s how we would pal together. He hasn’t been with me now for over 10 years and I miss him and watching these shows. But when I do it makes me feel like he’s here watching it with me still.
@@DaBarbs Does bring back good vibes of our Dads. My Dad wasn't in to sports either. But we enjoyed watching shows and movies like that together. Once in a great while, he would tell me a story from WWII or Korea and I was always listening intently, so I could pass the stories on to my son. He told me once how he got the bronze star with oak leaf cluster for what he did at Pork Chop Hill. I thought I had remembered it correctly all these years until I ran across the actual commendation papers, that were yellowed after all the years. There it fully detailed what he did and I did have the story somewhat wrong. He was an amazing person and still the greatest man I will ever know. Thanks for sharing. I'm sure you miss your Dad as much. Take care and thanks again!
Yet another example (Not that one is needed) of just what a superb actor James Whitmore was! This man could (And did) play any role and make it believable.
James Whitmore, did a superb effort in this episode, this being one of the many reasons why, COMBAT! was so good, some of the best quest stars around, appeared in this series..........
Whitmore could play a evil sob alot better than a good guy .
He was in the Marines
@@danrobinson572 Hi Dan, you can tell James was an ex-Marine, no non sense tough guy and full of confidence, and an excellent performer.......
@@reyshielharding3987 yea you definitely can tell. He always played a good solider
Whitmore actually did a double act in this episode which is something rare in any film…… he first acted as a German soldier who was masquerading as a catholic priest.
This is a very intense episode ! What a great show.
Thanks GR for uploading all the episodes. I live in Philly and this radio sports talk show had a topic. Unforgettable actors in roles only they could play. Main one being Gandolfini in the Sopranos. The host is my age (60) so when I said Vic Morrow as Saunders, he said ...."perfect." No one else on the show knew who I was talking about
I was a boy in Prospect Park in in Philly. Vic Morrow is still my hero at almost 66.
The Cassock, another amazing episode of the best that ever was in a tv war drama, Combat! Excellent!
"Take it off him!" Great closing line and very appropriate what's gone before.
Those were days when Priests were known for their reverence. The gi called him out. We need more G.I.s like that
@@uncatila Yes, and more reverent priests!
The sound effect they used for the single gunshots is a sound from my youth that is ingrained in my memory bank.....in addition to the opening theme music.
K-jssssshhh!
I'm betting that Calvin's vocalizations were based on Watterson's memories of Combat!
As kids we all tried to mimic the K98s. i specialized in the sound of The Blessed Thompson of St Chip of Saunders.
The scene in the confessional is very moving. Not only does it show the peace and beauty of the sacrament of Confession, the sincerity of Ryan's confession seems to touch something in the German's heart. Watch his eyes and listen to his voice. Whitmore played this scene perfectly.
Too bad he had to kill him.
@@TheBob3759 He was a goddamned good German soldier!
Jawohl!.@@chonqmonk
Remember watching Combat with my dad who was a WWll veteran who had landed on the beaches of Normandy in 1944.
We are a grateful nation for your dad.
Imagine the sights and experiences young men often no more than boys had at that time. My uncle landed on Omaha’s beach and was killed before he reached shore. His parents never got over it.
James whitmore was a very good strong actor definitely underrated.
As a kid I got really sad and scared when he got killed by the giant ant in “ Them “. Just sayin …
I totally remember that for some reason!@@manuelbermudez211
Maybe one of his best performances.
Seemed a little numb in the head to me.
Why didn't just google how to be a priest???
OMG! Such a THRILLER! Kept me on the edge of my seat. This was SO GOOD!!!!!
James Whitmore! A great character Actor this episode of Combat just proves it.
James Whitmore played an excellent German role.
Dedicated to his mission.
One of the best episodes to date!
This show got me hooked line and sinker as a kid I couldn't wait to go into the Marie Corp and I did
James Whitmore, great charactor actor, he was in "Them", a 54 Syifi movie about giant mutated ants, he played a cop along with James Arness, who would go on to star as Matt Dillon in "Gunsmoke"1 He later on was a spokesman for Miricle-Gro until he died.
What is not suprising is that a vast Majority of Actors (those born in the 20's to 50's ) served in the Military, then using the GI bill to learn Acting.
Yes this was commen Think at James Doohan ( Scotty from STAR TREK-TOS )
He had been a Canadian Pilot in WW II and lost half of a finger after the landing in Normandy due to a German Sharpshooter. Past the War he took acting courses from his Veteran money.
But also the same in Germany. That is why I like so much the German After Movies like THE BRIDGE or the filmed play THE DEVIL´s GENERAL ( by Carl Zuckmayer )
Most actors in it had been Veterans and new how to behave like the real Men of those times . That made those films much more believable as some more modern ones about World War II
I wonder if James Whitmore learned this "limp" for his roll in The Big Valley more than a decade later as the crazy bounty hunter ?
That was a good episode.
I can't believe I hadn't seen this show until 2019
Take Easy my friend, believe me that this show Will contiue still Will costrucion The Third Temple of Yerushalayim. So that Mean the Third of Gerusalom Will be landded for The. Real Time for return of the MESHIAH.
0ne of my favorite episodes. I can remember seeing the COMBAT ! Tommy gun in the toy store !
Exquisite performance on many levels by Whitmore. Excellent episode all around. Intense and deep potential in this show reached here. Thank you!
Was that a much younger James Whitmore who also acted in the Shawshank Redemption movie as a long serving prisoner ?
yes one and the same james whitmore
Yes he's that guy.
@@randyestrada183 Whitmore looked old when he was young.
Looks old yeah, but one hell of an actor.
Absolutely. He was as good as ever.
"So three Germans walk into a BAR" :-)
A DOZEN GERMAN SOLDIERS COME UPON A FARMHOUSE AND SEARCH IT FINDING A BEAUTIFUL FRENCH FARM GIRL HIDING THEY ALL HAD THE SAME IDEA. STARTING TO TAKE OF THEIR BELTS AND CLOTHES SHE SCREAMS IN GERMAN "NINE, NINE"... (no,no). THE GERMAN IN CHARGE TURNS AND SENDS THREE OF HIS MEN BACK OUTSIDE......
@@garymorgan1356 Oh there are other onoe too
Walks an American into a German Bar after the War and orders DRY MARTINI and gehts DREI- THREE Martinis.
One of the best episodes ever. One more for the collection ¨The Very Best of Combat!¨ The only mistake is how a young man would lose a fight against another man so old???
It’s called experience
Helps to have a knife.
O9
Because the writers said so...
James Whittier was a Marine. He was stationed down in the 🇵🇦 Canal
No one saved Private Ryan.
Whitmore was in the USMC Reserves & toured the South Pacific with the USO during the war. They never bother to explain what might have happened to the actual priest.
The entire village is deserted, so I can see why they didn't try to explain.
@@LeoA2600 If the town was truly deserted, what was the priest doing there? Perhaps a question Saunders should have asked himself.
Melvin Bennett, The movie Saving Pvt, Ryan was not shot on a Hollywood backset, but in locations in Ireland, England and France. The set was specially made for this movie- not a left over from the 1960’s. But I can see the similarities in the town. That bridge in the Combat episode wouldn’t have handled a deuce and a half truck let alone a Tiger VI heavy tank. Two different sizes of bridge altogether.
Ireland yes England NO!
One of the best shows ever. Still holds up in a meaningful way today, 55 or so years later. What other shows can you say that about?
Not many.
Gunsmoke.
Many. Twilight Zone, Thriller, Bonanza….
Rawhide, Have Gun Will Travel, Gunsmoke, Tombstone Territory, The Rebel, Shogun's Ninja, Star Trek, 47 Ronin, The Restless Gun, The Rifleman, The Rockford Files...
James Whitmore also was the main actors of the sci fi THEM! 1954 the year I was born
They reused this town and church many times as you forget it since they use fields in the next few episodes.
"You buckin' for a hole in the head?"
Steel pots wouldn't stop a bullet & everybody knew it.
About all they were good for was minor frag, but we put up with them to have the wash basin & cook pot aspects.
Just to add to my last reply. You're right that the failure to genuflect or show any reverence whatsoever was the final tip off that this wasn't a real priest. He became seriously suspicious with the lack of any penance until he asked for one, but the irreverence before the Blessed Sacrament proved to him that this was a fake "priest"; that's what made him sure.
The "priest" couldn't do the sign of the cross, either, and then there was the German accent.
This plot falls on its face actually. When a town is destroyed and the people are ordered to leave their homes the very first thing the resident priest does before he vacates the premises is to take the Blessed Sacrament out of the tabernacle located at the center of the main altar. Once the Sacrament is taken away the church is hollow and void. In this episode there was no priest there which is why the German soldier pretended to be one. You can’t be genuflecting and showing reverence for a sacramental Presence that is not there anymore. This episode is a cliffhanger with excellent actors but the plot is shot with errors. Well, that’s Hollywood for you. We can’t demand authenticity because this is not a historical documentary.
5:30 I thought that was middle-aged Henry Kissinger
5:06 For once, Little John was ahead of the curve.
Thanks GR for the upload!
Kirby sure can wing shoot with that BAR.
Spray and pray....
That was a REAL B.A.R. that Kirby (Jack Hogan) used at TWENTY odd lbs. for realism on the set, Of course the trigger group was disasembled for television. Robert at 67.
One of the best episodes that I have seen so far thanks for posting them
AFTER GETTING STABBED THE SOLDIER CRAWLS UP THE ISLE WITHOUT LEAVING A TRAIL OF BLOOD.... HE WAS STABBED IN THE CHEST WASN'T HE????
Yeah, this was before Peckinpah made reality a thing in movies/TV.
1960s television,too much blood and violence and the censors would crawl down their backs. Use your imagination.
No, as a devout Catholic, he already was suspicious when he had to ask the "priest" to give him a penance 29:45 (I correct my previous comment, that he didn't ask).Any priest would do so automatically. As I mentioned, this is supposed to be in a French town, not a German one, and Pvt. Ryan even says something about French customs when bringing up the lack of a genuflection. The two largest churches in German are Catholic and Evangelical: both are around 30% of the population (see Wikipedia).
There were quite a lot of Lutheran, Methodist and even a few Baptist churches when I was there in '74-75.
Are you counting the Protestant denominations as Evangelical? I don't recall seeing any Church of Christ there.
Warning: Respect Your Enemy. He is Just as Dangerous as You!
Lots of fern growth under the bridge for no sunlight....
And nice fish.
Let it go.
@@donnarolando3961 Let what go?
cant believe they made Whitmore a kraut. he was best as an american sergeant in battleground...
Private Ryan, great episode!
the first time I saw James Whitmore was in the Sci-Fi " Them " . and the movie " Battle Ground " watching it with my dad.
one of my favorite sci fi movies "them". Remember how it scared the heck out of me back then.
Muy buenos programas
The best episode of the entire series.
I like how the soldier (don't know who) salutes the "so called" priest.
When I heard the name Pvt. Ryan, all I can think about was the movie lol
This pvt. Ryan I think beyond saving.
Most people cannot distinguish between the Wehrmacht (Regular Army), and the S.S. or Schutzstaffel - the Nazi Reich elite guard, Hitler’s executive force. Wehrmacht Soldiers were every bit a fine Soldier as any Soldier ought to be. It was the S.S. - Schutzstaffel (murderers) who were responsible for all the major atrocities. I know. I am Soldier.
I can. Let's see, there was Waffen S.S., Einsatzgruppen S.S., and Regular S.S. Einsatzgruppen S.S. we're the ones charged with The Final Solution; Waffen S.S. we're the armed or fighting S.S., and Regular S.S. we're Executive; and Wehrmacht we're soldiers of rhe German Army.
I always smile when I see James Whitmore. I find it hard to believe that one of his marriages was to Audra Lindley (Mrs. Roper from Three's Company). They just seem so different from each other.
Is this the episode I've been looking for almost 15 years? We shall see
Well was it ?
I've noticed how well the german soldiers die after getting shot in firefights. I guess if you were an extra, cast as a german soldier in this series, you got plenty of practice in getting shot.
change uniforms for different scenes
If they were only wounded, they would have had to pay the extras overtime 😆
Hard to believe a injured Priest/Nazi of 43 years of age with a major leg injury can defeat that young GI of like 23 with a knife fight! Like Impossible!
Because the writers told him to.
James Whitmore had a problem with infiltrators in Battleground (1949), now he is one.
Those were different times, when people still trusted religious figures.
James Whitmore acted very excellent as a German who pretended as a Catholic priest.
If Caje had talked to the priest in French, they would have noticed his identity and two GI also would have been killed by him.
two GI also would not have been killed by him.
It was 1994 or 95 so its been 17-18 yrs & yes! Its the episode!
I thought the the German looked a lot like Spencer Tracy!
Yes
@@allannowland3497 You should watch the movie, "Them".
Most of the actors on Combat are veterans of the peacetime service or World War II (1939-45) or the Korean War (1950-53).
The Queen of England has made a formal Address to their nation they are on their own.It doesn't look as though they are preparing for winter chestnut
Combat had a few episodes involving a priest (or in this case, "priest"). This is one of the best, despite some plot weaknesses: No suspicion of a supposed "Dutch" priest being pastor in a French town (there was no priest shortage in the '40s, so no such need), "Fr." Hertzbrun doesn't absolve Private Ryan, yet the soldier, who knows his Faith, doesn't ask the "priest" to do so (he may have seen through the ruse by then) and while Ryan chides the "priest" for not genuflecting, he doesn't either.
Good catch with Ryan not genuflecting. I missed that until I saw the episode again a third time.
Only one thing that bothers me...how many mags does Sgt Saunders carry anyway?
Enough for T.V...
A whoooooooooooole jacket full. Saunders' jacket was the inspiration for Paul Harrell's walking arsenal jacket.
There are a few episodes where Saunders has the 3X stick mag carrier on his belt behind his right hip, as well as *gasp* a CANTEEN!
Um inimigo no seu lado.
How many priests pass by the Blessed sacrament today, and do not genuflect?
Combat! S03E17 "The Cassock" - 1965 Five Stars [********] This Episode was well written and well acted out. Actor: James Whitmore could play any role and was never given an Oscar or Emmy award during his time...Anyway, A German Soldier played by James Whitmore tries to Blow a Bridge when his German Squad is run out of Town by Saunders Group in this Hell Raiser Episode. I was on the end of my seat on this one. The German Soldier hides as a Catholic Priest and starts stabbing Sgt. Saunders Squad any chance he gets. This episode was a "Sheep in Wolfs Clothing!"...One Scene that scared me to Death was the Fishing scene with Little John...I really thought he was going to get Stabbed..However, Saunders figures it out when he finds a German Radio Pack in the Priest Closet. Great writing, Well Acted - 5 stars - [********] Glenn E. Smith Jr. ; 07/01/2015; Wednesday; 2:48PM - Vietnam Veteran>>>>>>>>
James Whitmore and Spencer Tracey remind me a lot of each other.
Glenn E. Smith Jr. You do realize, you're not doing a "review", you're spoiling the episode for the ones that haven't watched it.
@@stevebrownrocks6376 Yeah, this kinda crap is why I wait til after I watch the episode to look at the comments.
Great series but sometimes you just have to wonder how did the Americans ever win a battle? GI with a Garand fires one aimed, kneeling shot (with at least one more round loaded), hits Whitmore's character in the leg - and pauses. Whitmore's character (who is right-handed), is hit with a 30.06 round, whips out a 9mm pistol LEFT-HANDED and with one snap shot kills the GI. I know, its just TV...
+MemphoOnTheMississippi It's in the script.
Actually, notice how most of the time Germans are seldom wounded in battle, unless a main character like Whitmore. They are usually killed, not wounded whereas Americans are usually wound and not killed.
And the Jerries seem to have a knack for, in the first minutes of any skirmish, popping up from cover, giving a clean kill shot for the Americans. You'd almost think they were taking orders from a film director operating under a time constraint :)
Unless you are a replacement in Saunders squad, then you have better than even odds of dying by the end of the show.
Good episode. Lots of suspense. Thumbs up
When I worked for Illinois State Highways we had a Lead, Lead Worker who was a Catholic. One of the Jew boys in the yard told him, "All those Hail Mary's you say and votive lights you light don't do you one darn bit of good."
Prejudiced are we?
@@donnarolando3961 Not at all. I was relating a story I recalled about how one of the Jew boys I worked with thought about all of those Hail Mary's that guy would say. If you do not recall, when Herrod asked the Jews, "What should I do with this man?" The Jews cried, "Crucify him!" when they responded to Herrod's inquiry about Jesus Christ.
This show comes on every Saturday night at 10 pm on H&I channel.
Doc should have assessed him for a collapsed lung Tension Hemopneumothorax) , could be treatable.
Ol' James Whitmore. He was in several episodes of Gunsmoke. My favorite is the one where he plays a self appointed Temperance preacher who comes to Dodge with his daughter (played by Julie Sommars) & she is bothered by a outlaw punk played by John Saxon. I can't help noticing people in Gunsmoke that were also in Combat/.Love 'em both!!!!!!! Well, time to get the heck out of Dodge!!!!! LedHed Steven
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You could practically hear his inner dialogue:" verdammt hilfreich amerikanischen Idioten..."
+Johannes van Deventer first off I like your name so is he saying damn american idiot?
Opening scene with The Canal, same Hollywood back lot French Town and Canal they used for the final scene of Saving Private Ryan. Wow it would be interesting to know, since that was over a 30 year time period between Combat and Saving Private Ryan, just how many times this little back lot town was used in various movies and tv shows.
I saw that set on many shows...
Rip james whitmore his family and friends. God bless them all. 😊
Under comments, there is good and bad in every day life in the human world, have and show respect for religion whether it is catholic, or protestant, or jewish etc. This is what the United states of America is about sir freedom to worship the way you what too, and among other things such as work etc., so think what you say before you condemn something or someone, people in the service have died, in service to this country, to protect are freedom to worship the way we chose whether catholic, protestant, or jewish. Kevin phoenix.
AMEN!
He's the old guy in shawshank redemption
The Star Trek music is strong in this episode, thanks to Richard Lapham.
Does little johns helmet seem smaller than everyone else’s? If the German had only a rudimentary catholic upbringing he could’ve got away with it.
His head's bigger?
This size of helmet is one of japonese
One size fits all? I noticed that too, thinking damn, that's gotta hurt.
When your 6'6 your head might be a little bigger.
His character, being German, was likely Lutheran, whose liturgy is not much different. "Catholic Lite".
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I was in catholic school when this aired.mom was a dyed in the wool catholic. She told me the mistakes the german made befoe i could tell.
that healty young soldier could not hold off the knife?
Surprisebit was merely surprise!
8:24 A CATHOLIC DUTCH PRIEST - also that had made me suspicious. The Dutch are deeply Calvinistic. In their War of Independance from the Reich ( 1568-1648 ) they had cicked out almost all Catholics out of their country.
Should know, even my own direct ancestors on my grandfather´s side had been from SEELAND. They settled down then in Telgte close by Münster.
So it had bee brighter to say to be of Belgium, the former Southern Part of the Netherlands wichstyed on Catholic.
But the Soutane is one but this is something differrent
Fun Fact: A CASSOCK ( German C-(/-K)ASSEL) is a lithurgic priest gown. The old ones had fancy draweries on the back because the Catholic Priest did most of their service towards the Alta and not towards the perishers.
And nO it is not the regulary gab of a catholic priest just the one for " THE HIGH OFFICE " It is much to long and unhandy for everday commen wear. It reflects on the traditional Byzantinic Office Robes in Late Ancient Late Roman Days.
Fun Fact II the devote murdered Catholic soldier here, " again ! a PRIVATE RYAN - I gurss back then in the Sixties the script reflected on Cornelius Ryan ( THE LONGEST DAY )
1:45 THE SAMOTEUR looks in Uniform much more stocky as in the priest attire. Seems to me for those first scenes they had used a stand in-double
21:17 TWO FISHERMAN. Littlejohn and the Priest
Peabody really had taken over the funny parts after Shecky Green ( 1954 ) as Braddock had left the show out of financial reasons. I guess the role did also not added much to his acting carrier. Never before had heard of the man
Little john is a master baiter
James Whitmore is a very good actor for sure!
I love James Whitmore, but I can't watch the priesty/nunny episodes of any show. There isn't a more boring subject on the planet than catholicism. My dad fought the Nazis in France in WWII and he never ran into any convent, cathedral, or clergy the entire time he was there.
Good one
Thirty plus years later? James Whitemore played the role of "Brooks". As in "Brooks was here " as his suicide note.
And "Them!" and "Battleground" and "Asphalt Jungle". And everything like Gunsmoke, Wagon Train, etc.
An empty town and no one asking why the piest is still there? And who lit the candles in the church before the battle?
Forrest Gump was too late to save Pvt. Ryan this time.
Also not appearing in this episode - Forrest Gump.
WHITEMORE LOOKED NATURAL IN THE BEGINNING IN THAT KRAUT UNIFORM
James Whitmore was in alot of movies the Asphalt Jungle , THEM a Magnificent Seven sequel an last known for Shawshank Redemption
He also was in the first film adaptation of a Rodgers & Hammerstein musical play. Whitmore portrayed Judge Andrew Carnes in "Oklahoma!"
Misread the title. Thought is was about a Cossack.
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He speaks German with an American accent.
Doc appears to be the only survivor.
Beware of Priest's in wolf's clothing.