Corregidor (1943 film)
Corregidor | |
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Original film poster | |
Directed by | William Nigh |
Produced by |
Edward Finney (producer) Dixon R. Harwin (producer) Peter R. Van Duinen (executive producer) |
Written by |
Doris Malloy (writer) George Wellington Pardy (story) Edgar G. Ulmer (writer) |
Starring |
Otto Kruger Elissa Landi Donald Woods Frank Jenks |
Music by | Leo Erdody |
Cinematography | Ira H. Morgan |
Edited by | Charles Henkel Jr. |
Distributed by | Producers Releasing Corporation |
Release dates | March 29, 1943 |
Running time | 73 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Corregidor (1943) is an American war film directed by William Nigh and starring Otto Kruger, Elissa Landi, and Donald Woods. The film is set in December 1941 through May 1942 during the Japanese invasion of the Philippines.
Plot summary
A doctor and his staff in a hospital on the Philippine island of Corregidor shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor try to treat the sick, injured and wounded as American and Filipino troops desperately try to beat back a ferocious Japanese attack.
Cast
- Otto Kruger as Dr. Jan Stockman
- Elissa Landi as Dr. Royce Lee Stockman
- Donald Woods as Dr. Michael
- Frank Jenks as Sgt. Mahoney
- Rick Vallin as Cpl. Pinky Mason
- Wanda McKay as Nurse Jane "Hey-Dutch" Van Dornen
- Ian Keith as Capt. Morris
- Ted Hecht as Platoon lieutenant
- Charles Jordan as Bronx
- Frank Jaquet as Priest
- I. Stanford Jolley as Agitated soldier at barricade
- John Grant as Calm soldier at barricade
- Ruby Dandridge as Hyacinth
External links
- Corregidor at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Corregidor at the Internet Movie Database
- Corregidor is available for free download at the Internet Archive
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