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Purple Heart, ThePurple Heart, The (1944)
Dir. Lewis Milestone
Feat. Dana Andrews, Richard Conte, Farley Granger
Watchable flag–waver from WW2 depicts the show trial of a crew of American airmen (led by Andrews) who are shot down over Tokyo in 1944. Has…
Rats of Tobruk, TheRats of Tobruk, The (The Fighting Rats of Tobruk) (1944)
Dir. Charles Chauvel
Feat. Chips Rafferty, Peter Finch
Aussie battler Chips Rafferty fight hard in the Battle of Rommel in this chest–thumping follow–up to FORTY THOUSAND HORSEMEN.
Guadalcanal DiaryGuadalcanal Diary (1943)
Dir. Lewis Seiler
Feat. Anthony Quinn, Lloyd Nolan, Preston Foster
Filmed just after US victory in the Solomon Islands during WW2, this standard issue war–film is a reasonably solid account of a grueling…
We Dive at DawnWe Dive at Dawn (1943)
Dir. Anthony Asquith
Feat. John Mills, Eric Portman, Niall MacGinnis
Sturdy WWII actioner has a British sub sent out to sink a heavily–armed Nazi battleship with the help of three German sailors, but getting into…
One of Our Aircraft is MissingOne of Our Aircraft is Missing (1942)
Dir. Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Feat. Eric Portman, Bernard Miles, Hugh Williams
Brisk war–thriller about how a six man British aircrew must find their way back to England across the Occupied Netherlands. Raised above the…
Forty Thousand HorsemenForty Thousand Horsemen (40,000 Horsemen) (1940)
Dir. Charles Chauvel
Feat. Chips Rafferty
This rollicking war romp depicts the deeds of the Australian Light Horse cavalry during WWI. Stars the archetypal Aussie bushman, Chips Rafferty.
Lives of a Bengal Lancer, TheLives of a Bengal Lancer, The (1935)
Dir. Henry Hathaway
Feat. Gary Cooper, Franchot Tone, Richard Cromwell
Set in India during the British Raj, this rousing literary adaptation follows a British regiment struggling to retain it's stronghold in the…
Hell's AngelsHell's Angels (1930) Recommended
Dir. Howard Hughes
Feat. James Hall, Jean Harlow, Ben Lyon
Still highly watchable, this early sound feature financed and 'directed' by the notorious Howard Hughes, boosts its melodramatic story of WWI heroics…

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