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Engrossing WW2 flag-waver centred on the training and combat experiences in the Pacific of midwestern small-town farm boy Quizz West and on his romance, interrupted by the war, with Janet Feller. John M. Stahl's film offers a sensitive picture of service life which effectively balances the scenes of the couple's idyllic romance.

Keywords:

Drama, War, Historical, History, Based-on-Play, World War, Movie, Film, Movies, Films, WWII, WW2, World War 2

Additional Information:

(Black and white) (1944) (USA) (3 Star)

Cast:

Anne Baxter	.... Janet Feller
William Eythe	.... Pvt. Quizz West
Michael O'Shea	.... Pvt. Thomas Mulveray
Vincent Price	.... Pvt. Francis Marion
Ruth Nelson	.... Nell West
Ray Collins	.... Deckman West

Directors:

John M. Stahl

Writers:

Maxwell Anderson
George Seaton