A Letter from Bataan
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Director William H. Pine Music director Daniele Amfitheatrof Writer Maxwell Shane Language English | 6/10 IMDb Genre Short, Drama, War Duration Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date September 15, 1942 (1942-09-15) Genres Short Film, Propaganda film Cast Susan Hayward , Jimmy Lydon , Richard Arlen , Joe Sawyer Similar Aerial Gunner, Back to Bataan, The True Glory | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A Letter from Bataan is a 1942 "Victory Short" documentary film or propaganda film made by Paramount Pictures in collaboration with the U.S. Office of War Information and the United States Government. It was directed by William H. Pine, produced by William C. Thomas and written by Maxwell Shane. It had music by Daniele Amfitheatrof and the cinematography was by Fred Jackman Jr.
The film features Richard Arlen, Susan Hayward, Jimmy Lydon and Betty Hutton appearing as herself.
The film is part of a series of films made by Paramount intended to encourage more active participation in the U.S. war effort.
A soldier pleads to the folks to home to conserve scarce wartime resources.
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