| We've Never Been Licked | |
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1943 Theatrical Poster |
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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 |
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]
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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.