A Letter from Bataan

1942 American film
  • September 15, 1942 (1942-09-15)
Running time
15 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

A Letter from Bataan is a 1942 "Victory Short" 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.[1]

The film is part of a series of films made by Paramount intended to encourage more active participation in the U.S. war effort.[2]

External links

  • The short film A Letter from Bataan is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.
  • A Letter from Bataan at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata

References

  1. ^ Holston, Kim R. (2009-04-16). Susan Hayward: Her Films and Life. McFarland. p. 31. ISBN 978-0-7864-4334-5.
  2. ^ "Summon 2.0". bsu.summon.serialssolutions.com. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
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Films directed by William H. Pine
  • A Letter from Bataan (1942) (short)
  • Aerial Gunner (1943)
  • Swamp Fire (1946)
  • Seven Were Saved (1947)
  • Disaster (1948)
  • Dynamite (1949)
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Films of Pine-Thomas Productions
Feature Films
Short Films
  • A Letter from Bataan (1942)
  • We Refuse to Die (1942)
  • The Price of Victory (1942)


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