Item #: 12687DV Category: WAYNE, JOHN Format: DVD MPAA Rating: U

Woolly Rating: 6/10 (54 votes)

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DKB	Aug 18, 2005 @ 13:48:38

UNCONVINCING WW2 FLICK
An uncharacteristically low-key performance by John Wayne is the main reason to take a look at this unconvincing low budget piece from RKO. Sporting a short beard and far less cocky than usual, the Duke plays a colonel leading a band of Filipinos in resisting the Japanese invasion of the Bataan Peninsula. Anthony Quinn,near the beginning of his career as an all-around ethnic specialist, isn't very believable as the grandson of a famous Filipino patriot. The Japanese speak impecable English to each other (!) and except for a brief scene in which they bayonet a prisoner or two on the infamous Death March, are almost humane. The Filipinos are all brave and noble, one even allowing himself to be hanged rather than lower the American flag when ordered by the Japs! Second-rate propaganda to be sure, distinguished only by an interesting performance by the Big Guy.

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