Corregidor (1943)

A doctor and his staff in a hospital on the Philippine island of Corregidor shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor try to treat the sick, injured and wounded as American and Filipino troops desperately try to beat back a ferocious Japanese attack.

Director:

William Nigh

Writers:

Doris Malloy (original story and screenplay), Edgar G. Ulmer (original story and screenplay),

Stars:

Otto Kruger, Elissa Landi, Donald Woods

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Otto Kruger	...	Dr. Jan Stockman
Elissa Landi	...	Dr. Royce Lee Stockman
Donald Woods	...	Dr. Michael
Frank Jenks	...	Sgt. Mahoney
Rick Vallin	...	Cpl. Pinky Mason
Wanda McKay	...	Nurse Jane 'Hey-Dutch' Van Dornen
Ian Keith	...	Capt. Morris
Ted Hecht	...	Platoon Lieutenant
Charles Jordan	...	Bronx
Frank Jaquet	...	Priest
I. Stanford Jolley	...	Agitated Soldier at Barricade
John Grant	...	Calm Soldier at Barricade
Ruby Dandridge	...	Hyacinth
Alfred Noyes	...	Epilogue Narrator (voice)

Storyline

A doctor and his staff in a hospital on the Philippine island of Corregidor shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor try to treat the sick, injured and wounded as American and Filipino troops desperately try to beat back a ferocious Japanese attack.

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Plot Keywords:

japanese | attack | american | filipino | philippines | 

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Taglines:

28 days of epic heroism - that shook the world!

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Genres:

Drama | War

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 March 1943 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hjältar från Corregidor

Company Credits

Production Co:

Atlantis Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

73 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999)

User Reviews

Wanted to be Casablanca. Good movie to laugh at.

This is not a good film to watch unless you're into watching films and making fun of them like me and my friends do.

Corregidor was made a year after Casablanca and it seems to me that the makers of Corregidor were clearly trying grab some of the Casablanca fans. It is, however, not anywhere near the quality of Casablanca.

"Doctors on Corregidor sort out a love triangle while fighting the invading Japanese forces. [1943] with Otto Kruger & Donald Woods. Approximately 1 hour, 6 minutes - B/W."

I enjoyed laughing at most of this film but two of my favorites are Sgt. Mahoney, (Frank Jenks), and a nurse named "Hey-Dutch", (Wanda Mckay). Mahoney is always trying to crack jokes at the worst times and "Hey-Dutch", well, her name is stupid! Ah, good times, good times.

The DVD recording I viewed of the film was not that good but I'm sure the original film has deteriorated over time.

An interesting tidbit of trivia is that Ruby Dandridge played a minor part as Hyacinth. Ruby is the mother of Dorothy Dandridge.