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Hold Back The Night (1956)

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

Genre : War, Drama

Runtime : 1H 20M

Director : Allan Dwan

Synopsis

A Marine officer (John Payne) goes through Korea with the bottle of Scotch that his wife (Mona Freeman) gave him in the last war.

Actors

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
Stanley Cha
Kato
Nicky Blair
Nicky Blair
Papiro
John Craven
John Craven
Maj. Bob MacKay
Nelson Leigh
Nelson Leigh
Lt. Col. Toomey

Crews

Allan Dwan
Allan Dwan
Director
Ken Lobben
Ken Lobben
Still Photographer
Harry Lewis
Harry Lewis
Grip
Walter Doniger
Walter Doniger
Writer
Pat Frank
Pat Frank
Novel
John C. Higgins
John C. Higgins
Writer

Posters and backgrounds

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