A Yank in the R.A.F. / The Desert Fox / Guadalcanal Diary / Crash Dive / DVD
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A Yank in the R.A.F. / The Desert Fox / Guadalcanal Diary / Crash Dive / Heaven Knows Mr Allison DVD
- A Yank in the R.A.F. (1941)
Released before the U.S. entered WWII, this romantic drama stars Tyrone Power as Tim Baker, a cocky American civilian pilot who joins the Royal Air Force to impress his former girlfriend, Carol Brown (Betty Grable), who is working in London with the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force.
- The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951)
This biographical film stars James Mason in his famous portrayal of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, the celebrated German commander known as “The Desert Fox”.
- Guadalcanal Diary (1943)
Filmed shortly after the actual battle, this 1943 film based on Richard Tregaskis’s best-seller follows a platoon of U.S. Marines from their arrival on the island to their battle against Japanese forces in the South Pacific.
- Crash Dive (1943)
This Academy Award-winning (Best Special Effects) Technicolor film stars Tyrone Power, Anne Baxter, and Dana Andrews. It is a mix of action and romance, where a U.S. submarine lieutenant (Power) falls for a woman (Baxter) who is engaged to his own commander (Andrews).
- Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957)
A 1957 adventure-drama directed by John Huston, it tells the story of an Irish nun, Sister Angela (Deborah Kerr), and a rugged U.S. Marine, Corporal Allison (Robert Mitchum), who are stranded together on a Japanese-occupied island in the South Pacific.
