An okay action war programmer is not the first film about the Korean War, and in trying to be timely, Allied Artists pictures created a film that doesn't stand the test of time simply because I've seen many films like this about World War II that were done much better. Once you get past the battling between two members of this American troop and a boring romantic subplot, you get some good action sequences, as well as a memorable scene involving a Korean woman revealed to being a spy for the other side. The way the American soldiers deal with her looks a bit rough, but then they had her over to the Koreans who deal with her promptly and abruptly.
John Hodiak, Bruce Bennett and Barbara Britton head the cast of the film that is much better when dealing with combat rather than the conflict within the troops that nearly leads to blows between two Americans. Chuck Connors and Fess Parker are among the supporting cast, basically having the same type of minor but stand out roles that a pre-stardom Lloyd Bridges did in a lot of films made about World War II. The film is watchable but quickly forgettable, and according to what I've read and inaccurate with the kind of technology in regards to the types of planes and tanks they use. The audience will be mostly unaware of these kind of poor details, will just have to do the film for what it is, a passable time filler that tries but doesn't tell all the story of the training of Korean pilots to fight their brothers on the other side.
John Hodiak, Bruce Bennett and Barbara Britton head the cast of the film that is much better when dealing with combat rather than the conflict within the troops that nearly leads to blows between two Americans. Chuck Connors and Fess Parker are among the supporting cast, basically having the same type of minor but stand out roles that a pre-stardom Lloyd Bridges did in a lot of films made about World War II. The film is watchable but quickly forgettable, and according to what I've read and inaccurate with the kind of technology in regards to the types of planes and tanks they use. The audience will be mostly unaware of these kind of poor details, will just have to do the film for what it is, a passable time filler that tries but doesn't tell all the story of the training of Korean pilots to fight their brothers on the other side.