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Hold Back the Night is a 1956 American war film about the Korean War based on the 1951 novel by Pat Frank, who had been a war correspondent in Korea. The film was directed by Allan Dwan ; his third film with John Payne and his third film about the United States Marine Corps , the others being Abroad with Two Yanks (1944) and Sands of Iwo Jima ...
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- Hans J. Salter
Hold Back the Night: Directed by Allan Dwan. With John Payne, Mona Freeman, Peter Graves, Chuck Connors. A Marine officer tells his squad the story behind a bottle of liquor that he always keeps with him but never drinks from.
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- Drama, War
- Allan Dwan
- 1956-07-29
Oct 29, 2023 · BAYONET WAR FILMS. 2.71K subscribers. Subscribed. Like. 398 views 4 months ago. During the Korean War, Sam's Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, First Marine Division, is pursuing the...
- 80 min
- 361
- BAYONET WAR FILMS
The company makes camp for the night in a war-ravaged village, abandoned by everyone but an elderly schoolteacher. Feeling guilty about the destruction in the village, Sam instructs the company interpreter, Pvt. Kato, to tell the elderly Korean schoolmaster to spend the night in the bed that was supposed to be for Sam.
- Allan Dwan, Ned Dobson, Don Torpin
- John Payne
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Jun 17, 2019 · Director Allan Dwan is careful to slide past the cornier elements of Hold Back the Night, and the result is a solid wartime saga. Stars: John Payne, Chuck Connors, Peter Graves.
- 80 min
- 601
- Robert Campbell
Overview. User Reviews. Cast & Crew. Related. Share on. facebook. twitter. Synopsis by Hal Erickson. Hold Back the Night is one of Allied Artists' down-and-dirty World War II dramas of the 1950s and 1960s. John Payne stars as a tough commanding officer, guiding the fighting retreat of an Allied platoon in the snowy hills of Korea.
