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Hold Back The Night
Hold Back The Night
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  2. Hold Back The Night

Hold Back The Night

1956
1h 20m
War
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1956

Runtime

1h 20m

Storyline

"In Frisco, Guadalcanal, Melbourne, Korea ... you'll hear about Capt. Sam MacKenzie ... and you'll hear it best from a woman !"

A Marine officer goes through Korea with the bottle of Scotch that his wife gave him in the last war.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 20m
Jul 29, 1956
Languages
English
Director
Allan Dwan
Allan Dwan
Production
Allied Artists Pictures
Allied Artists Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

20 Cast Members

John Payne

John Payne

Capt. Sam McKenzie

Peter Graves

Peter Graves

Lt. Lee Couzens

Mona Freeman

Mona Freeman

Anne Franklin McKenzie

Chuck Connors

Chuck Connors

Sgt. Ekland

Audrey Dalton

Audrey Dalton

Kitty

Robert Nichols

Robert Nichols

Beany Smith

Robert Easton

Robert Easton

Ackerman, a soldier

John Wilder

John Wilder

Tinker

Stanley Cha

Kato

Nicky Blair

Papiro

John Craven

John Craven

Maj. Bob MacKay

Nelson Leigh

Nelson Leigh

Lt. Col. Toomey

Don Kelly

Don Kelly

Marine (uncredited)

Lee Rhodes

Corsair Pilot (uncredited)

James Westmoreland

James Westmoreland

Radio Operator (uncredited)

Loren Janes

Loren Janes

Lt. Bishop (uncredited)

Tom Irish

Tom Irish

Gordon (uncredited)

Rankin Mansfield

Minister (uncredited)

Steve Rowland

Steve Rowland

Marine (uncredited)

Morgan Jones

Morgan Jones

Carson

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