We've Never Been Licked
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| We've Never Been Licked | |
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| Directed by | John Rawlins |
| Produced by | Walter Wanger |
| Written by | Nick Grinde, Norman Reilly Raine |
| Starring | Richard Quine Noah Beery, Jr. Anne Gwynne Martha O'Driscoll Robert Mitchum |
| Distributed by | Universal |
| Release date(s) | 30 August 1943 |
| Running time | 103 min |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
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We've Never Been Licked (1943) is a World War II propaganda film produced by Walter Wanger and released by United Artists. Parts of the movie were shot on location at the Texas A&M University campus. Released in the UK under the title, "Texas to Tokyo"; re-released in the US under "Fighting Command"[1][2][3].
[edit] Synopsis
Army brat Brad Craig enters A&M with a chip on his shoulder which upperclassmen quickly knock off. Once adjusted, Craig falls in love with a professor's beautiful daughter, only to find she is in love with his roommate. In the meantime, Craig unwittingly associates with Japanese spies (one played by William Frawley of I Love Lucy) bent on stealing a secret chemical compound developed in the A&M Chemistry Department. Craig is drummed out of the Corps for being a suspected accomplice to the spies, but he then bravely infiltrates the spy network to sabotage the Japanese war effort.[4] Many A&M traditions are referenced in this film.
[edit] Cast
[Credited]
Actor Role Richard Quine ... Brad Craig[5] Anne Gwynne ... Nina Lambert Noah Beery Jr. ... Cyanide Jenkins Martha O'Driscoll ... Deede Dunham[6] William Frawley ... Traveling Salesman Edgar Barrier ... Nishikawa Robert Mitchum ... Panhandle Mitchell[7] Bill Stern ... Himself Mantan Moreland ... Willie William Blees ... Student Harry Davenport ... Pop Lambert Alfredo DeSa ... Fortuno Tavares Roland Got ... Matsui Samuel S. Hinds ... Col. Jason Craig Allen Jung ... Kubo Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart ... Chip Goodwin Moroni Olsen ... Commandant George Putnam ... Army Hour Announcer
Dean Benton ... Captain Walter Bonn ... German Mentor Kendall Bryson ... Deck Officer Dick Chandlee ... Student Franco Corsaro ... Italian Mentor Roger Daniel ... Student Paul Dubov ... Student Jack Edwards Jr. ... Student John Forrest ... Student John Frazer ... Flight Commander Herbert Gunn ... Student Richard Gunn ... Officer Henry Hall ... Conductor Alex Havier ... Japanese Sniper Danny Jackson ... Student John James ... Senior student Paul Langton ... Naval Officer Billy Lechner ... Student Bob Lowell ... Student Kenneth MacDonald ... Captain Don McGill ... Operator Sammy McKim ... Senior student Michael Moore ... Student Dick Morris ... Student Bill Nash ... Student Jack Ray ... Student Cliff Robertson ... Adams[10] Henry Rogers ... Student William Ruhl ... Soldier David Street ... Student Frank Tang ... Yoshida Michael Towne ... Student William Walker ... Shotgun Phil Warren ... Soldier Byron Winstead ... Radio Commentator Beal Wong ... Japanese Mentor Ward Wood ... Student Gordon Wynn ... Hank James Willie Zapalec ... Football Player
[edit] References
- ^ Emovieposter.com - Image Archive - TEXAS TO TOKYO ( Aust daybill)
- ^ Martha O'Driscoll
- ^ Paul Webster Biography - Yahoo! Movies
- ^ http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9503E0DD103CEE3BBC4152DFBE668388659EDE
- ^ Richard Quine at Hollywood.com
- ^ Martha O'Driscoll
- ^ Robert Mitchum - Films as actor:
- ^ We've Never Been Licked (1943) Full Credits
- ^ We've Never Been Licked (1943) - Full cast and crew
- ^ Cliff Robertson - Films as actor:, Films as director:
