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American Guerrilla in the Philippines

  • 19501950
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
1.1K
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American Guerrilla in the Philippines (1950)
  • Drama
  • War
American soldiers stranded in the Philippines after the Japanese invasion form guerrilla bands to fight back.American soldiers stranded in the Philippines after the Japanese invasion form guerrilla bands to fight back.American soldiers stranded in the Philippines after the Japanese invasion form guerrilla bands to fight back.
IMDb RATING
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1.1K
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  • Director
    • Fritz Lang
  • Writers
    • Lamar Trotti(screenplay)
    • Ira Wolfert(novel)
  • Stars
    • Tyrone Power
    • Micheline Presle
    • Tom Ewell
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  • Director
    • Fritz Lang
  • Writers
    • Lamar Trotti(screenplay)
    • Ira Wolfert(novel)
  • Stars
    • Tyrone Power
    • Micheline Presle
    • Tom Ewell
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    • 24User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    American Guerrilla in the Philippines (1950)
    American Guerrilla in the Philippines (1950)
    American Guerrilla in the Philippines (1950)
    Tyrone Power and Tom Ewell in American Guerrilla in the Philippines (1950)
    Tyrone Power in American Guerrilla in the Philippines (1950)
    Tyrone Power and Micheline Presle in American Guerrilla in the Philippines (1950)
    Tyrone Power, Tom Ewell, and Juan Torena in American Guerrilla in the Philippines (1950)
    Tyrone Power and Micheline Presle in American Guerrilla in the Philippines (1950)
    Tyrone Power and Micheline Presle in American Guerrilla in the Philippines (1950)
    American Guerrilla in the Philippines (1950)
    American Guerrilla in the Philippines (1950)
    American Guerrilla in the Philippines (1950)

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    Tyrone Power
    Tyrone Power
    • Ensign Chuck Palmeras Ensign Chuck Palmer
    Micheline Presle
    Micheline Presle
    • Jeanne Martinezas Jeanne Martinez
    Tom Ewell
    Tom Ewell
    • Jim Mitchellas Jim Mitchell
    Robert Patten
    Robert Patten
    • Lovejoyas Lovejoy
    Tommy Cook
    Tommy Cook
    • Miguelas Miguel
    Juan Torena
    Juan Torena
    • Juan Martinezas Juan Martinez
    Jack Elam
    Jack Elam
    • The Speakeras The Speaker
    Robert Barrat
    Robert Barrat
    • Gen. Douglas MacArthuras Gen. Douglas MacArthur
    Miguel Anzures
    • Native Traitoras Native Traitor
    • (uncredited)
    Sabu Camacho
    • Boas Bo
    • (uncredited)
    Erlinda Cortes
    • Partisanas Partisan
    • (uncredited)
    Cris de Vera
    • Japanese Officeras Japanese Officer
    • (uncredited)
    Rosa Del Rosario
    • Partisanas Partisan
    • (uncredited)
    Maria del Val
    • Señora Martinez - the Auntas Señora Martinez - the Aunt
    • (uncredited)
    Vic Diaz
    Vic Diaz
    • Japanese Generalas Japanese General
    • (uncredited)
    Arling Gonzales
    • Radio Operatoras Radio Operator
    • (uncredited)
    Fred Gonzales
    • Radio Operatoras Radio Operator
    • (uncredited)
    Eddie Infante
    • Col. Dimalantaas Col. Dimalanta
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Fritz Lang
    • Writers
      • Lamar Trotti(screenplay)
      • Ira Wolfert(novel)
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    Storyline

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    In the spring of 1942, following the blockade run that took General Douglas MacArthur and his staff from the Philippines to the safety of Australia, the survivors of a bombed and sunk PT boat make their way to shore. The skipper tells his men they have top priority passes if they can make their way to Del Monte airfield two hundred miles away, and advises them to split up into pairs. Ensign Chuck Palmer and crewman Jim Mitchell finally reach Tacloban on the island of Leyte. In an American mission school, Palmer meets Jeanne Martinez, who is urgently trying to see the officer in charge with a request for help for a relative, and he also learns that the Japanese have captured the airfield. Palmer tries to make Australia by a boat that sinks in a tropical storm, and has to swim for shore. All through 1942, Palmer and the other survivors dodge enemy patrols while living off the land. —Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
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    • Taglines
      • One of the great adventures to come out of the Pacific!
    • Genres
      • Drama
      • War
    • Certificate
      • Approved
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Director Fritz Lang only made the film to pay his bills. In later years, he actively denied even making it.
    • Goofs
      When setting the sail early in the movie, Power's character refers to a halyard as a sheet. No real sailor would make such an error.
    • Connections
      Edited into All This and World War II (1976)
    • Soundtracks
      Chattanooga Choo Choo
      (uncredited)

      Music by Harry Warren

      Played as background music

    User reviews24

    Review
    Top review
    5/10
    This film and the Hayes Code
    It's not really about what I thought of the film - I note military and naval experts have commented on various inaccuracies. This is more a comment on an aspect of the film, which I saw many years ago in b/w, and got a greater insight into when seeing the Canadian commentator Elwy Yost's programmes on cinema history in the 1970's. How many viewers realise that the reason the heroine (the Filipino hero's wife) is cast as a Frenchwoman? This is not to make the story more romantic, or as a tribute to 'our gallant wartime allies' or even because the actress might be French, but because in those days to comply with the Hayes Code, the heroine, if she gets the white hero in the end (or vice versa!) has to be white!
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    • twotontoni
    • Jan 19, 2013

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 8, 1950 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Der Held von Mindanao
    • Filming locations
      • Manila, Philippines
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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