Cry 'Havoc' (1943)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Richard Thorpe

Writers:

Allan Kenward (play)
Paul Osborn (screenplay)

Release Date:

February 1944 (USA)

Genre:

War | Drama

Tagline:

AMERICAN WOMEN OF TODAY (original ad - all caps)

Plot:

The Army nurses on Bataan need help badly, but when it arrives, it sure isn't what they expected. A motley crew...

Plot Keywords:

Nurse | Cook | Malaria | Romantic Rivalry | Plane Crash

Cast

Margaret Sullavan	...	Lt. Mary Smith
Ann Sothern	...	Pat Conlin
Joan Blondell	...	Grace Lambert
Fay Bainter	...	Capt. Alice Marsh
Marsha Hunt	...	Flo Norris
Ella Raines	...	Connie Booth
Frances Gifford	...	Helen Domeret
Diana Lewis	...	Nydia Joyce
Heather Angel	...	Andra West
Dorothy Morris	...	Sue West
Connie Gilchrist	...	Sadie - Cook
Gloria Grafton	...	Steve Polden
Fely Franquelli	...	Luisita Esperito

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Certification:

Sweden:15 | USA:Approved (PCA #9538) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review)

Filming Locations:

Pico, Montebello, California, USA

Company:

Loew's

Trivia:

Morris Ankrum is in studio records for playing "Chaplain" in this film, but he did not appear in the released print.

Quotes:

Sadie - Cook: Horse meat, mule meat, monkey meat. What's the difference?

Soundtrack:

The Battle Hymn of the Republic

Cast of Veteran Actors

This was a great WW II film which supported the war effort in America as we were fighting Japan and Germany, huge evil threats to the world. This story revolves around some new nurses who have to experience bombing raids as they are about to eat their evening meals. Ann Southern, (Pat Conlin), Joan Blondell (Grace), Ella Raines (Connie Booth) and Marsha Hunt,(Flo Norris) "Chloe's Prayer",'05. All of these women had great careers in Hollywood, some were just character actresses like Marsha Hunt, who had a cute turned up nose and simply never got the man she fell in love with. During the Joseph McCarthy Era, when McCarthy was investigating actors for being associated with the Communist party, Marsha Hunt was placed on his Black List, which turned out to be a false story. This film is a definite look back at the past and the opportunity to see great actors just starting their careers on the Silver Screen in Hollywood.