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Back to Bataan

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An Army colonel leads a guerrilla campaign against the Japanese in the Philippines.

Release Date : 1945-05-30

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : RKO Radio Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

John Wayne

Character Name : Colonel Joseph Madden

Original Name : John Wayne

Gender : Male

Beulah Bondi

Character Name : Bertha Barnes

Original Name : Beulah Bondi

Gender : Female

Anthony Quinn

Character Name : Captain Andres Bonifacio

Original Name : Anthony Quinn

Gender : Male

Fely Franquelli

Character Name : Dalisay Delgado

Original Name : Fely Franquelli

Gender : Female

Richard Loo

Character Name : Maj. Hasko

Original Name : Richard Loo

Gender : Male

Philip Ahn

Character Name : Col. Coroki

Original Name : Philip Ahn

Gender : Male

Alex Havier

Character Name : Sgt. Bernessa

Original Name : Alex Havier

Gender : Male

'Ducky' Louie

Character Name : Maximo Cuenca

Original Name : 'Ducky' Louie

Gender : Male

Lawrence Tierney

Character Name : Lt. Cmdr. Waite

Original Name : Lawrence Tierney

Gender : Male

Leonard Strong

Character Name : Gen. Homma

Original Name : Leonard Strong

Gender : Male

Paul Fix

Character Name : Bindle Jackson

Original Name : Paul Fix

Gender : Male

Abner Biberman

Character Name : Japanese Captain

Original Name : Abner Biberman

Gender : Male

Vladimir Sokoloff

Character Name : Señor Buenaventura J. Bello

Original Name : Vladimir Sokoloff

Gender : Male

Erville Alderson

Character Name : Teacher (uncredited)

Original Name : Erville Alderson

Gender : Male

Spencer Chan

Character Name : Japanese Man (uncredited)

Original Name : Spencer Chan

Gender : Male

W.T. Chang

Character Name : Leader (uncredited)

Original Name : W.T. Chang

Gender : Male

Robert Clarke

Character Name : Soldier (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Clarke

Gender : Male

Roger Cole

Character Name : Wainwright's Aide (uncredited)

Original Name : Roger Cole

Gender : Male

Angelo Cruz

Character Name : Cruz (uncredited)

Original Name : Angelo Cruz

Gender : Male

Pat Davis

Character Name : Aide (uncredited)

Original Name : Pat Davis

Gender : Male

Tony Dell

Character Name : Soldier (uncredited)

Original Name : Tony Dell

Gender : Male

Abe Dinovitch

Character Name : Singer (uncredited)

Original Name : Abe Dinovitch

Gender : Male

Marcello Estorres

Character Name : Priest (uncredited)

Original Name : Marcello Estorres

Gender : Male

Tommy Estrella

Character Name : Second Guerrilla (uncredited)

Original Name : Tommy Estrella

Gender : Male

Benson Fong

Character Name : Officer Making Broadcast (uncredited)

Original Name : Benson Fong

Gender : Male

Harold Fong

Character Name : Prince Ito (uncredited)

Original Name : Harold Fong

Gender : Male

H.W. Gim

Character Name : Japanese Secret Agent (uncredited)

Original Name : H.W. Gim

Gender : Male

Edmund Glover

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Edmund Glover

Gender : Male

Erick Hanson

Character Name : Wainwright's Aide (uncredited)

Original Name : Erick Hanson

Gender : Male

Joseph Kim

Character Name : Sgt. Osami (uncredited)

Original Name : Joseph Kim

Gender : Male

Pauline Lang

Character Name : Minor Role (uncredited)

Original Name : Pauline Lang

Gender : Male

Jung Lim

Character Name : Japanese General (uncredited)

Original Name : Jung Lim

Gender : Male

Jimmy Lono

Character Name : Filipino Priest (uncredited)

Original Name : Jimmy Lono

Gender : Male

Leon Lontoc

Character Name : First Guerrilla (uncredited)

Original Name : Leon Lontoc

Gender : Male

Kenneth MacDonald

Character Name : Maj. McKinley (uncredited)

Original Name : Kenneth MacDonald

Gender : Male

Michael Mark

Character Name : Señor O'Bordo (uncredited)

Original Name : Michael Mark

Gender : Male

John Miljan

Character Name : Gen. Jonathan Wainwright ('Skinny') (uncredited)

Original Name : John Miljan

Gender : Male

Andy Nocon

Character Name : Minor Role (uncredited)

Original Name : Andy Nocon

Gender : Male

Ted O'Shea

Character Name : Minor Role (uncredited)

Original Name : Ted O'Shea

Gender : Male

Carmen Padilla

Character Name : Marie (uncredited)

Original Name : Carmen Padilla

Gender : Male

Ray Teal

Character Name : Lt. Col. Roberts (uncredited)

Original Name : Ray Teal

Gender : Male

Bill Williams

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Bill Williams

Gender : Male

Reviews

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

I send out 100 men, they find nothing. I send out ten men, they don't come back. Is it churlish to complain about overt flag waving in war movies? Or to decry propaganda prose in the same? Back to Bataan is guilty as charged, yet such is the composition of Edward Dmytryk's film, and its focus on a part of the war we rarely have seen on film, it matters not. We are in 1942, and after the fall of the Philippines to the Japanese, U.S. Army Col. Joseph Madden (John Wayne) stays behind to lead the local guerrilla resistance against the Japanese army. With that synopsis it isn't hard to figure out what sort of pic we are going to get, yet to purely consider this as a macho beefcake movie is a little unfair. Sure it's bookended by blistering action, as Duke Wayne (very restrained turn actually) and Anthony Quinn cut a swathe through the RKO sound stages, but there's lots of intelligent human interactions here to mark it as being in the least knowing of the campaign. It often grasps for the sentimental branch, while the racist barbs and portrayal of the Japanese does sting at times. But this is exciting and thoughtful stuff, boosted no end by Dmytryk's sturdy direction and Nicholas Musuraca's monochrome photography (a film noir lovers dream pairing!). Better than routine war movie. 7/10