I'm surprised there are so few reviews for this exciting war movie directed by talented and eclectic director John Farrow who was always trying to direct intelligent real time shots. And the beginning of "China" is a masterpiece, William Bendix running through a bombed town, it's a very complex real time shot that deserves to be shown in movie universities, maybe Hitchcock saw it and used some techniques for his "Rope", or Orson Welles for "Touch of evil".
Alan Ladd plays tough adventurer David Jones (Indiana could be his cousin) in China in war with Japanese. When he surprises three Japanese raping a young Chinese girl, his hate for these invaders is at its peak as he becomes a Japanese military killer. The ultimate confrontation with a jap general is striking.
He's helped by fellow William Bendix and beautiful Loretta Young.
Maybe low budget movie, but a fast paced gem for intelligent propagenda. "China" deserves recognition.
Alan Ladd plays tough adventurer David Jones (Indiana could be his cousin) in China in war with Japanese. When he surprises three Japanese raping a young Chinese girl, his hate for these invaders is at its peak as he becomes a Japanese military killer. The ultimate confrontation with a jap general is striking.
He's helped by fellow William Bendix and beautiful Loretta Young.
Maybe low budget movie, but a fast paced gem for intelligent propagenda. "China" deserves recognition.