China Movie Review 1943

David Jones (Ladd) is an unfeeling profiteer who's making money off the Japanese invading China (it's 1941). But he and buddy Johnny Sparrow (Bendix) have their truck hijacked by a group of Chinese guerrillas, lead by China-born American teacher Carolyn Grant (Young), who need a group of schoolgirls driven to safety through enemy lines. Naturally, Jones has a change of heart (and sides) and battles the Japanese troops. Typically fervent propaganda film. Based on the play by Archibald Forbes.

Distribution

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Available on VHS
Running time 79 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

World War II, China, Propaganda, Adapted from a Play

Screenplay

Frank Butler

Cast

Alan Ladd, Loretta Young, William Bendix, Philip Ahn, Victor Sen Yung, Marianne Quon, Richard Loo

Cinematography

Leo Tover

Director

John Farrow

Producer

Richard M. Blumenthal, Paramount Pictures