
A group of U.S. Army nurses leaves San Francisco for their tour of duty in Hawaii in December 1941. The attack on Pearl Harbor changes their destination, and their lives. Sent to Bataan, in the Philippines, the nurses are led by Lt. Janet Davidson. She is faced with untested nurses who expected an easy time in Honolulu, but who quickly become battle-weary veterans dealing with daily bombardments by the Japanese, overwhelmed by the numbers of wounded, and dwindling supplies. S... (Full plot summary below)
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A group of U.S. Army nurses leaves San Francisco for their tour of duty in Hawaii in December 1941. The attack on Pearl Harbor changes their destination, and their lives. Sent to Bataan, in the Philippines, the nurses are led by Lt. Janet Davidson. She is faced with untested nurses who expected an easy time in Honolulu, but who quickly become battle-weary veterans dealing with daily bombardments by the Japanese, overwhelmed by the numbers of wounded, and dwindling supplies. Some of "Davey's" unit also have to deal with romantic entanglements with men they met onboard ship. When Bataan falls, the American forces flee to the offshore island of Corregidor, where they find the Japanese assault just as intense.
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| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyParamount went out of its way to deglamorize its stars, Claudette Colbert, Veronica Lake and Paulette Goddard as WWII army nurses, but even by the era's standards this well-intentioned tribute was fake, prompting critic James Agee's nasty review. |
| User ReviewLorri CMy all time favorite WWII movie. I know it's because I'm a nurse but I love the way it shows the heroism of nurses. A bit sappy by today's standards but still heartfelt and beautiful. Claudette Colbert and Paulette Goddard were fantastic. |
| User ReviewKate CThe movie that made me fall in love with old movies. Propagandic? Perhaps, but also filled with social relevance and the more I learn about what went on behind the scenes and what wasn't said or what part of these women's lives wasn't told, the more I appreciate the importance of this movie both as a depiction of society at the time and as a pathway towards learning about the reality of women's lives during the war. I recommend watching this movie followed by "Three Came Home", which also stars Claudette Colbert but was made after the war and based on a novel of a British POW in the South Pacific. I also recommend reading "We Band of Angels", the 'real' story of the surviving nurses of Bataan... note with particular interest how negatively they view this movie. PS: An interesting note about this movie is that one of the male leads is John Reeves ... the father of Christopher Reeves and the original Superman. Bear in mind when you hear the Superman references during the movie ;) Also, this is the only role I've seen Veronica Lake in where I felt she was a true actress. Its worth seeing if only for that. Last note: the 'special effects' in this movie have always impressed me. |
| User Reviewjay nPossibly the best War movie I've ever seen. The horrors of War were never so vivid without resorting to blood and gore, this film really impressed me. When you realize that the events that take place had happened very recently in the minds of the audience, you can understad what kind of effect it had on them. Claudette Colbert played Lt. Janet "Davy" Davidson, and IMO she was magnificent. Some people say she was too old for the part, but she was only in her 30s, its not like she was 50 or something. Seeing her here was a different experience for me as I'm used to seeing her in comedies like "it Happened One Night". She really pulled this off very well Paulette Goddard played Lt. Joan O'Doul, and I feel she kind of stole the spotlight on occasion, she was so engaging It was hard to take my eyes off of her. She certainly deserved the Oscar Nomination, whether she stood a chance of winning it I don't know I haven't seen the competition yet. I bought this film because of Paulette, after seeing how close she came to being Scarlett O'hara, I wanted to see some of her best films. Veronica Lake played Lt. Olivia D'arcy, a young nurse who lost her Fiance at Pearl Harbor. The scene were she recollects the loss of her beloved was very intense and certainly worthy of Oscar consideration. Many say this was possibly her best role, until I see more of her work, I'll save my judgement. I have seen Veronica before, in a film called "I Married A Witch", which was the obvious inspiration for the TV series "Bewitched". I remember her being quite funny in that, so its also strange to see her in this kind of role. George Reeves played Lt. John Summers, a medical technician that "Davy" nurses back to health after his ship was torpedoed and later falls in love with. As many of you know, George played Superman on TV years later, and here you see just how wasted he was in that role, he was a much better actor than they needed to play "The Man Of Steel". I'm told that his Army Career interupted his film career just as roles like this were establishing him, and unlike the leading men of the day, when the war was over he had nothing to go back to as it seems he was forgotten. George Reeves is one of Hollywood's great tragedies, you can only wonder how different things would have been for him if he hadn't gone off to war and built up his movie career instead. He might have lived to a ripe old age. A tremendously powerful movie that doesn't see much publicity nowadays, go out and get it and you won't be sorry. |
| User ReviewFilmGrinder SLoved it! These old black and white movies about the women who fought along side the men are my favorites! |
| User ReviewJerdone DShows the romantic ethos of WWII. I watched this over and over as a child and loved it!! Still do watch on rare occasions! |
| User ReviewRebekah Vencapsulates the heroism and bravery of the often overlooked women who aided the war effort... paulette goddard does wonderfully in this film :] |
| User ReviewPrivate UOK - one of the saddest movies ever... highlights the courage and contribution of the nurses who served in WWII. |
| User ReviewRebecca TSo sad with a nice performance by Lake (without the trademark hairdo). |
| User ReviewGreg Wa women's pic WWII movie made during WWII all star cast is atribute to red cross nurses. |