Battle Zone

NR 5.2
1952 1 hr 21 min War

Two Marine Corps combat photographers compete for the love of a Red Cross nurse during the Korean War. During a secret mission behind the North Korean lines their rivalry reaches a boiling point.

  • Cast:
    John Hodiak , Linda Christian , Stephen McNally , Martin Milner , Dave Willock , Jack Larson , Philip Ahn

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Reviews

Scanialara
1952/10/26

You won't be disappointed!

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TinsHeadline
1952/10/27

Touches You

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Exoticalot
1952/10/28

People are voting emotionally.

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Ceticultsot
1952/10/29

Beautiful, moving film.

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blanche-2
1952/10/30

John Hodiak, Stephen McNally, and Linda Christian are on a "Battle Ground" from 1952, produced by Allied Artists, a poverty row company. The film also features Martin Milner and Jack Larson, both of whom recently died. Danny (Hodiak) is a Marine, a vet of WW II, who re-enlists to fight the Korean War. He's a combat photographer and joins a photo unit. To his dismay, his rival, Mitch (Stephen McNally) is on board as well. Jeanne (Linda Christian), a nurse with the Italian Red Cross, stands in between these former friends. Mitch, in fact, is now engaged to her. Danny keeps trying, however.I have to say I found this a pretty friendly rivalry. Danny made no bones about trying to get Jeanne back, and a secure Mitch took it with good humor. They also worked very well together, at one point going behind enemy lines.Lots of battle sequences -- it moved along but was still on the boring side.Jack Larson, who went on to play Jimmy Olsen on "Superman," was a dear friend and a wonderful man. He's adorable here. It's sad that Jimmy wrecked his acting career, but he went on to produce and write librettos. I wish he'd written a book; he had the most wonderful stories.Martin Milner is also easily recognized by Baby Boomers, thanks to "Route 66." He worked in movies from the time he was a teenager. Hodiak and McNally both gave good performances. Linda Christian, despite the ads for the film, isn't in it all that much. She was a real beauty with a gorgeous figure, and also very intelligent. In 1952 she was married to Tyrone Power, and their wedding in Rome in 1949 was bigger than any celebrity wedding we see today, getting a full spread in Life magazine, and coverage everywhere, with 10,000 people outside the church. Cruise and Holmes married in the same place and there 1000 people outside the church.Just so-so; all of these people made better films.

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gordonl56
1952/10/31

BATTLE ZONE – 1952 This Korean War film is about a group of combat photographers and the dangers they face. John Hodiak and Stephen McNally are WWII vets sent to Korea to teach the new bunch how it is done.The soldiers are soon shipped to Korea and take part in the UN attack to retake South Korea. It follows the team up into North Korea, and then the retreat back south after the Red Chinese launch their counter-offensive.After the front has more or less settled down, the team is sent out on a secret mission to film Chinese preparations for further attacks. Needless to say this does not come off as planned, and the group has to fight their way back to UN lines. Of course they manage to bring out the needed footage with them.Also in the cast are Martin Milner, Dave Willock, Carleton Young, Philip Ahn, and in an early bit, Charles Bronson. Linda Christian plays the love interest, who gets between Hodiak and McNally.While not a barn-burner by any means, the pace is keep moving by veteran B-film helmsman, Lesley Selander.

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bkoganbing
1952/11/01

John Hodiak and Stephen McNally star as a pair of Marine combat photographers who are sent to Korea and the war seems just a big old bit of hijinks for them. McNally stayed in the corps and is now a sergeant. But Hodiak left after World War II and re-enlisted. But before that made sure he came back in as a sergeant with one more rocker on his sleeve. That is a bone of contention between him and McNally, but it's far from the only one.They're also rivals over an Italian nurse they met in World War II, Linda Christian. Now I'm not aware of any Marines in the Italian theater in World War II, but this is a B film from Allied Artists. These two keep trying to top themselves to impress her.The climax is when the two and their unit get stuck behind the lines and get some great footage the better when Matt Ridgeway starts retaking territory. It's all on the GI Joe level of combat.I wasn't expecting much and was not disappointed with Battle Zone.

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kevin olzak
1952/11/02

1952's "Battle Zone" came from Poverty Row's Allied Artists, a Korean War programmer featuring native Korean Philip Ahn (Master Kan on KUNG FU) fighting the good fight in one of Hollywood's earliest efforts on the Korean front. There is the usual love triangle, between John Hodiak, Stephen McNally, and Linda Christian, compensated by the main storyline focusing on the filmmakers responsible for taking the battlefield footage, risking their lives right alongside the soldiers. Linda Christian, one of Mexico's loveliest exports, was just rekindling the career that began with "Tarzan and the Mermaids," while Stephen McNally went on to play the villainous one eyed Count opposite Richard Greene and Boris Karloff in "The Black Castle." Many of these early Allied Artists titles have been difficult to find, as Monogram was trying to upgrade their stature, despite the continuation of the Bowery Boys series. Curiously, this war picture was among five that aired on Pittsburgh's Chiller Theater during the 1969-70 season, alternating between straight films, often Italian, and more typical genre fare. Ironically, "Battle Zone" turned out to be the very last non horror item broadcast that year, on April 18 1970, paired with Larry Buchanan's "Zontar the Thing from Venus." Linda Christian's best known horror title, "The Devil's Hand," from Crown International, was a far more frequent guest on Chiller Theater.

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