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American Movie Archives (美國電影檔案)
- Title
- Letter From Bataan, A
- Year
- 1944
- Notes
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Sponsor: N/A
Run Time: 13:51
Audio/Visual: Sd, B&W - Keyword
- World War II: Homefront
- Theme
- Twilight Zone meets the homefront!
- Review
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Very similar to "Freedom Comes High", where a letter from a soldier on the front telling the folks back home that War Is Hell before of course, they get "That Telegram" provides an amusing loop with the 'twist' at the end and the Twilight Zone graphics. Does that make sense?
A soldier fighting writes a letter home, where Susan Hayaward (!) and folks are waiting for any news. As they read the letter, which bitches about how people should save up their rubber, steel, heck, even their bacon fat to fight the Japs, the soldier's image (kind of ghost like.. uh oh) shares in the narration). The letter says how a man who was fighting with him got night blindness, shot and who knows what else. Soon after they finish that letter and saying "thank goodness our son is safe!" they get "the telegram". The ending I won't spoil for you, but, it's a very Rod Serling moment. Cue the music!
(Reviewer: Spuzz) - Location
- A/V room, 2/F