The Purple Heart(1944)

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Tokyo 1942.Shortly after the Doolittle Raid.A bomber crew,Capt Harvey Ross(Dana Andrews),LT Cannelli(Richard Conte),LT Greenbaum(Sam Levene),SGT Clinton(Farley Granger),SGT Jan Skvoznik(KevinOShea),LT Vincent(Don Red Barry),LT Wayne Batfourth(Charles Russell)and SGT Martin Stoner(John Craven)are put on trial by the Japanese and the Axis press for war crimes which they did not commit during the raid.

 

 

Gen Mitsubi(Richard Loo)in charge,wants to find out where the crew took off from,China,Russia,or an aircraft carrier.When the crew refuses to tell each one is put through tortures and humilations.

 

 

Good scene when Ross is asleep and dreaming of the aircraft carrier,The Hornet and mumbles in his sleep.Ross wakes and finds GEN Mitsubi looking at him and the Gen grins as he walks away.

 

 

Keep an eye out for Anne Baxter.