Hold Back the Night (1956)

A Marine officer tells his squad the story behind a bottle of liquor that he always keeps with him but never drinks from.

Director:

Allan Dwan

Writers:

Walter Doniger, Pat Frank (novel),

Stars:

John Payne, Chuck Connors, Peter Graves

Cast

Credited cast:
John Payne	...	Capt. Sam McKenzie
Chuck Connors	...	Sgt. Ekland
Peter Graves	...	Lt. Lee Couzens
Mona Freeman	...	Anne Franklin McKenzie
Robert Easton	...	Ackerman, a soldier
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nicky Blair	...	Papiro, a soldier
Stanley Cha	...	Kato, a soldier
John Craven	...	Maj. Bob MacKay
Audrey Dalton	...	Kitty (girl in Melbourne)
Nelson Leigh	...	Lt. Col. Toomey
Robert Nichols	...	Beany Smith
John Wilder	...	Tinker

Storyline

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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Plot Keywords:

marine | flashback | based on novel

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Genres:

War | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 July 1956 (USA)

Also Known As:

Teufelskommando

Company Credits

Production Co:

Allied Artists Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

User Reviews

Pain for Payne ?

Strangely, I have this one in my library since the late 80's. And I realize only now that it's really a rare film. No one has commented it yet and it is on any lists on any dealers in the USA.

What a shame.

It's a strange, weird, abashed movie. But not disappointing one. A war movie about the Korean war - till here nothing new - and the "relationship" between a soldier - Payne - and a bottle of liquor he always carries with him. And since WW2, as I remember...

Of course, through this "friend", and the "souvenirs" stuck to it, he lives everything again: friends, women, beautiful and difficult moments of his life. It's not a real actionner, but a rather solid drama.

A very strange one. Like a TWILIGHT ZONE episode. And it seems, as far as I remember, that there was an episode around this topic. But I am not sure. Sorry.

I hope this little movie will be aired again, for the happiness of gem searchers.

And this was also an Allan Dwann film.