This is only the second Audie Murphy movie set in WWII after his autobiographical "To Hell and Back." Here Murphy steps out of his usual kid-Western role to play a civilian working for the Navy helping supply guerilla insurgents in the Philippines. His sole motive is not politics nor bravery, but to find his bride from whom he was separated during the Japanese invasion two years before
Audie Murphy
Craig Benson
Gary Crosby
Lt. Marty Sackler
Dolores Michaels
Ruth Benson
Alejandro Rey
Julio Fontana
Lillian Bronson
Delia Ellis
Barry Atwater
Jeff Pelham
Ivan Dixon
Tiger Blair
Marjorie Stapp
Caroline "Carrie" Pelham
Kevin Brodie
Timmy Thompson
Director
Herbert Coleman
Screenplay
Willard W. Willingham
Screenplay, Story
Richard Maibaum
August 25, 2023
6
No amount of charisma from Audie Murphy was ever going to be able to rescue this from obscurity. Determined to emulate other stars of his era and move away from the declining Western genre with which he had some success, he takes on the role as American civilian "Benson" who works with the local Filipino population following the Japanese invasion of the islands during WWII. It's not really up to much, this film - a sort of rose-tinted look at the aftermath of the occupation that really focusses more on his determination to find "Ruth" (Dolores Michaels) rather than for any more laudable cause - he ends up helping because of her, rather than for any principle. It's strangely flat and un-engaging; there is some action but for the most part it rumbles along for 80 minutes with an inevitability about it that is quite dull and entirely predictable with a star far from his best.
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00