Cry 'Havoc' (1943)
Directed by Richard
Thorpe this film based on the play “Proof Through the Night”
stars Margaret Sullavan, Ann Sothern and Joan Blondell. 1942, a group
of civilians volunteer to work as nurses at a US army hospital on
Bataan with Japanese forces closing in.
Considering when this
film was made if offers a pretty balanced and realistic view of the
role of nurses. Events are not really sugar coated and even the odd
bit of criticism of the powers that be appears to have been subtly
snuck in. It is refreshing to see a war film that essentially has an
all female cast (blink and you might miss a young Robert Mitchum)
even if at time it is a little obvious this is a film based on a
play.
4/5
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