Manila Calling (1942)
THE FIGHTING EPIC OF AMERICA'S FIRST GUERILLA FIGHTERS
During WWII, a group of brave Americans spy on the Japanese after their invasion of the Philippines and became the first U.S. Guerrilla fighters.
- Date of release
- 1942-10-16
- TMDB
- 8.0 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 1h 21m
- Genres
- Drama, War
- Director
- Herbert I. Leeds
Casting
- Lloyd Nolan — Lucky Matthews
- Carole Landis — Edna Fraser
- Cornel Wilde — Jeff Bailey
- James Gleason — Tim O'Rourke
- Martin Kosleck — Heller
- Ralph Byrd — Corbett
- Charles Tannen — Fillmore
- Ted North — Walter Jamison
- Elisha Cook Jr. — Gillman
- Victor Sen Yung — Armando
- Harold Huber — Santoro
- Lester Matthews — Wayne Ralston
Interesting facts
Manila Calling is a 1942 American black-and-white World War II propaganda war film drama from 20th Century Fox, produced by Sol M. Wurtzel, directed by Herbert I. Leeds, that stars Lloyd Nolan, Carole Landis, Cornel Wilde, James Gleason, Lester Matthews, Louis Jean Heydt, and Ted North.
Production
According to United Press, "less than 12 hours" after the start of the attack on Pearl Harbor, John Larkin "was banging on the door of 20th Century-Fox with a scenario entitled 'Secret Agent in Japan.' He made one of the quickest sales in the history of the movies".
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