During Word War II, American author Agnes Newton Keith is imprisoned by the Japanese in various POW camps in North Borneo and Sarawak.
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| Claudette Colbert | ... | Agnes Newton Keith | |
| Patric Knowles | ... | Harry Keith | |
| Florence Desmond | ... | Betty Sommers | |
| Sessue Hayakawa | ... | Colonel Suga | |
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Sylvia Andrew | ... | Henrietta |
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Mark Keuning | ... | George Keith |
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Phyllis Morris | ... | Sister Rose |
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Howard Chuman | ... | Lieutenant Nekata |
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The true story of Agnes Newton Keith's imprisonment in several Japanese prisoner-of-war camps from 1941 to the end of WWII. Separated from her husband and with a young son to care for she has many difficulties to face. Written by Col Needham <col@imdb.com>
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prisoner of war | japanese | war effort | homefront | university of california berkeley |Taglines:
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20 February 1950 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Captives à Bornéo See more »Filming Locations:
Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden - 301 N. Baldwin Avenue, Arcadia, California, USA See more »Edit
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Agnes Newton Keith: Six-degrees north of the Equator, in the heart of the East Indies, lies Sandakan, the tiny capital of British North Borneo. In Sandakan in 1941, there were 15 thousand Asiatics, 79 Europeans, and 1 American. I was the American. My name is Agnes Keith. I was born in Oak Park, Illinois, and graduated from the University of California at Berkeley. My husband is Harry Keith, a colonial official of British North Borneo. Borneo became my home when Harry and I were married. And it was in ...
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(uncredited)
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Lyrics attributed to Henry Carey
Sung by the women in the camp
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The Agnes Newton Keith memoir 'Three Came Home' on which this film is based, entered best-seller book status in 1947 when it was first published. This movie was made and released about three years afterwards. See more »Goofs
The Ford Prefect shown in one of the opening scenes is a postwar model. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Agnes Newton Keith: Six-degrees north of the Equator, in the heart of the East Indies, lies Sandakan, the tiny capital of British North Borneo. In Sandakan in 1941, there were 15 thousand Asiatics, 79 Europeans, and 1 American. I was the American. My name is Agnes Keith. I was born in Oak Park, Illinois, and graduated from the University of California at Berkeley. My husband is Harry Keith, a colonial official of British North Borneo. Borneo became my home when Harry and I were married. And it was in ...
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God Save the King(uncredited)
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Lyrics attributed to Henry Carey
Sung by the women in the camp
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Claudette Colbert is remembered for her performances in comedy roles, but she was a fine dramatic actress as well. This is by far her best dramatic performance. My only problem with the film is the fact that Claudette is confined to a Japanese prison camp for several years, but maintains her hairdo throughout!