The FRiday Night Movie - Men in War (1957)

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[DemforBush]

The remnants of an American infantry platoon (led by Robert Ryan), cut off and behind enemy lines, must somehow make it past North Korean snipers, artillery barrages and infiltrators to complete a long march to the last known location of their division's HQ. En route, they encounter a firebrand sergeant (Aldo Ray) and his shell-shocked commanding officer (Robert Keith). Will the chance encounter help,or hinder the platoon's desperate march to safety?

Co-starring Vic Morrow, L.Q. Jones, and Nehemiah Persoff.

[DemforBush]

Not a bad film. It's B-movie roots show early on, and some suspension of disbelief is required here and there. Still, while it might not be Pork Chop Hill, Ryan and Aldo Ray give strong performances, and the movie really comes together in the last 45 minutes. 6.75/10

[DemforBush]

Previous offerings:

The Stranger7/10

Decision Before Dawn7.5/10

The Woman in the Window8/10

Plunder Road6.75/10

The Hitch-Hiker7/10

The Big Heat8.5/10 (Now blocked by youtube)

Stalag 178/10

The Enemy Below7.5/10.

Kiss of Death7.25/10

The Killers8.0/10

Stagecoach8.25/10

DOA7.5/10

Breaker Morant8.5/10

Detour7/10

The Flim-Flam Man7/10

Stalingrad7.7/10

Sleuth8/10

Evil Roy Slade7/10

[DemforBush]

Ping!

[MUDDOG]

Ah! Vic Morrow. Before he made sergeant.

[DemforBush]

Its, not It’s. Argh.

[Brother Cracker]

[ansel12]

Ah! Vic Morrow. Before he made sergeant.

And before he died in Vietnam.

[MUDDOG]

That was bad.

I always liked Sgt. Saunders.

[Scrambler Bob]

M4P

[Sivad]

And, I thought my WWII combat wounded paratrooper dad and I
had seen every war movie made from the ‘40s thru the ‘60s.
Can’t recall this one. Aldo Ray? I wonder how many war
flicks between he and Richard Jaeckel?

[Sivad]

And, I thought my WWII combat wounded paratrooper dad and I
had seen every war movie made from the ‘40s thru the ‘60s.
Can’t recall this one. Aldo Ray? I wonder how many war
flicks between he and Richard Jaeckel?

[gaijin]

Later

[Silentgypsy]

Thank you!

[POWERSBOOTHEFAN]

*SOBBING*

Three lives so tragically and unnecessarily ended all in the name of the almighty dollar.

[POWERSBOOTHEFAN]

Vic Morrow's career was just getting underway. He wasn't even 30 yet.

He was wonderful as the shell-shocked Cpl. He was so little boy like that you wanted to comfort him. Sgt. Saunders, OTOH, would not show pity.

[POWERSBOOTHEFAN]

I’ve always loved Morrow as the overzealous Little League coach in ‘The Bad News Bears’.

I’ve become a huge fan of his in the past two years or so. He was an exceptional actor and director.

I was only 6 when he and the children perished but it makes me very sad and heartbroken. I’ve seen the footage on YouTube and the fact that Landis walked free is infuriating. He should’ve been thrown in jail.

[ansel12]

Vic Morrow was born in 1929 and died in 1982.

[POWERSBOOTHEFAN]

I know.

[POWERSBOOTHEFAN]

I know. Feb.14, 1929 to July 23, 1982.

He was 28 or about to turn 28 when this movie came out.

[POWERSBOOTHEFAN]

Kirby shut up and give him a hand!