Completed in 1939, it functioned for three years as a vital supply route to the interior of. Throughout the decade, world war ii themes dominated burma and hollywood. Children of the raj childrens stories from the british empire and some fell by the wayside. National archives identifier 540055 view in national archives catalog descriptions of 23,973 personnel files from the office of strategic. Through the teeming heart of asia, halfway between rangood and shanghai, twists the. John pilger and david munro go undercover in one of the worlds most isolated, and extraordinary countries, burma, which amnesty international calls a prison without bars. Burma order of battle at commencement of hostilities, december, 1941 404. A few corny moments aside, objective burma must rate as one of the best combat films of ww2. Through the teeming heart of asia, halfway between rangood and shanghai, twists the handhewn burma road, lifeline for the embattled army of china, headquartered at chungking. Burma convoy 1941, bowery to broadway 1944 and queen of burlesque 1946. The burmese were then given responsibility for local defence, including financing and raising armed forces. Heres where we start paying back the japs, he growls, chewing on a cigarette in a dainty holder.
Chinaburmaindia remembering the forgotten theater of. The list was kindly provided by don kindell, and is the the result of the late arnold hagues research. Office of strategic services personnel files from world. Refimprove this is a partial listing of films produced andor distributed by universal pictures, the main motion picture productiondistribution arm of universal studios, a subsidiary of nbcuniversal and comcast.
The city fell on 8 march 1942 and over the next two months the. Burma convoy 1941 full movie download full hd youtube. List of universal pictures films moviepedia fandom. By the end of the film bickford exposes a hijacking ring of eurasians intent on shortcircuiting the convoy. Burma, 1942 united states army center of military history. The country also shares borders with laos and bangladesh. He hurried the convoy of about 20 elephants and their handlers to the river a. National archives identifier 540055 view in national archives catalog descriptions of 23,973 personnel files from the. In december 1941 japan set out to seize southeast asia and the western pacific to complete the building of a selfsufficient empire. The only complete file is for julia child under her maiden name.
Evelyn ankers list of movies and tv shows tv guide. This action film is set in asia during world war ii and follows the exploits of a truck driver who must investigate the mysterious death of his younger brother. But on the second go i was able to follow the story despite the clumsy editing from location to location. Smith and starring charles bickford and evelyn ankers. Charles bickford plays the lead truck driver along the burma road. Office of strategic services personnel files from world war ii. If you would like our complete movie list email us at. The city fell on 8 march 1942 and over the next two months the british forces were driven out of the.
From the borders of india and china in the north, the country extends into the andaman sea and the bay of bengal in the south. Read the full synopsis of burma convoy, 1941, directed by noel m. Universal pictures aka mcauniversal pictures us language. Frank albertson i, evelyn ankers, turhan bey, charles bickford, truman bradley. Burma convoy is a 1941 film about a truck convoy on the burma road directed by noel m. Burma road, highway linking lashio, in eastern burma now myanmar, with kunming, in yunnan province, china, a distance of 1,154 km 717 miles. The chinese began construction of the road after the outbreak of the sinojapanese war in 1937 and the occupation of the seacoast of china by the. It was fought in some of the most challenging terrain in the world, in a tropical climate that claimed many men before they had a chance to fight.
Wing in the gremlins films he was the first chineseamerican contract player signed by rko, universal pictures and metrogoldwynmayer and was one of the. They discover slave labour preparing for tourism and foreign investment. The film is essentially a mysteryspy story where bickford and ankers attempt to discover who is planning to attack the convoy, though at that time in 1941 the film couldnt directly state that it was the japanese who were causing all of the problems. They accomplish this well enough, but when they try to rendezvous at an old airstrip to be taken back to their base, they find japanese waiting for them, and they must make a long, difficult walk back through. Gallagher, odowd unread burma, 1942 and the angloindian and angloburmese community. For some months prior to that attack, however, the united states had been supporting chinas war against japan with money and materiel. State of infantry 17th division on the evening of 24 february, 1942 406. A group of men parachute into japaneseoccupied burma with a dangerous and important mission. The chinese began construction of the road after the outbreak of the sinojapanese war in 1937 and the occupation of the seacoast of china by the japanese. A 1934 film that was released by alexanderstern productions, it stars anna may wong one of the first chinese actress. First convoy over the ledo road, renamed the stilwell highway. In this category there are films from world war ii. In december 1942, engineers started to construct the ledo road starting from ledo, assam, across northern burma to an intersection with the burma road near the china border.
Burmaorder of battle at commencement of hostilities, december, 1941 404. Location statement, army in burma as on 1 december, 1941 396. A maid of mandalay 19 short movie based on rudyard kiplings famous ballad mandalay, filmed on location and starring maurice costello and clara kimballyoung. Situated between indian and thailand, burma is a southeast asian nation. They had been so full of relief and hope when they saw us first and had been on the. During world war ii, an allied trucker exposes a plot to sabotage supply lines along the 700mile burma road. Jul 09, 20 the film is essentially a mysteryspy story where bickford and ankers attempt to discover who is planning to attack the convoy, though at that time in 1941 the film couldnt directly state that it was the japanese who were causing all of the problems. The road to mandalay 1926 mandalay 1934 the girl from mandalay 1936 burma convoy 1941 moon over burma 1940 starring dorothy lamour. The invasion of burma started in middecember 1941 with the capital, rangoon, the main target. Japan invaded burma in 1942, then part of the british empire, beginning what was to become the longest continuous campaign fought by the british during the war. Burma convoy 1941 1016 1941 us adventure, action 1h 12m. With charles bickford, evelyn ankers, frank albertson, cecil kellaway. Frank albertson and evelyn ankers in burma convoy 1941 charles bickford and evelyn ankers in burma. The powerful film was a perceptive character study based on an outstanding, psychologically complex adaptation of pierre boulles 1952 novel.
Officially established 22 june 1942, the china burma india theater cbi is often referred to as the forgotten theater of world war ii. Ashok kumar,sheikh mukhtar,kum kum,bupet raja,mohan choti,murad director. As a tribute to ankers, abby books presents 32 evelyn ankers movie posters, a collection of mostly one sheet posters, and, in some cases, lobby cards or inserts, from ankers most memorable films. During march motor convoys began to operate, mainly to carry the.
The chinaburmaindia theater of world war ii officially established 22 june 1942, the chinaburmaindia theater cbi is often referred to as the forgotten theater of world war ii. Here i have collected more than 2200 movies and series. At paramount he was in the night of january 16th 1941, bahama passage 1941, the lady has plans 1941, and take a letter, darling 1941. Yuchau 1941 raiders of the desert hassen mohammed 1941 footsteps in the dark ahmed 1941. I had to restart it, much to my chagrin, because i wasnt enjoying it. Until april 1937, burma was administered as part of india, under the viceroy. Far eastern dunkirk led by elephants is revealed on film after 70. Over this dangerous seven hundred miles of highway roars a stream of truckhell. They moved ahead as fast as the combat troops, often working under enemy. He did a very young lady 1941 at fox, burma convoy 1941, new york town 1941, birth of the blues 1941, and appointment for love 1941 at universal.
Burma convoy 1941 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. David leans acclaimed, alltime great, awardwinning, widescreen wwii epic drama was about british p. Burma convoy 1941 10161941 us adventure, action 1h 12m user score. Keye luke became a naturalized citizen of the united states in 1944in a moment fictionally recreated in lisa sees novel shanghai girls. The 1st burma division, which contained burmese, indian and british troops, was formed by early 1941, but was spread over different parts of the country. Burma convoy 1941 it started with eve 1941 the flame of new orleans 1941. Descriptions of 23,973 personnel files from the office of strategic services oss between 1941 and 1945 are. Smith, with charles bickford, evelyn ankers, frank albertson, at turner classic movies. Watch burma convoy full movie in hd visit a truck convoy traveling the burma road is menaced by a group of smugg. Smith and starring charles bickford and evelyn ankers it was also known as halfway to shanghai. Of the 12,300,000 americans under arms at the height of world war ii mobilization,only about 250,000 two percent were assigned to the cbi theater, making cbi veterans are unique more than just a slogan. In december 1941, japan attacked british territories in hong kong, malaya now malaysia, singapore and burma now also known as myanmar. Private first class edeleanu prints news bulletin on bulletin board outside intelligence tent of kyaukpyu camp the day before office of strategic services oss, afu, departure via convoy for rangoon.
A truck convoy traveling the burma road is menaced by a group of smugglers. Britains war in the far east during the second world war. By 5 november 1941 the imperial japanese government had positively committed itself to taking up arms against the united states, great britain, and the netherlands if, by the first part of december, no diplomatic solution of the pacific crisis appeared attainable. Chinese expeditionary force, burma, order of battle, 31 march, 1942 407. It was a lovely morning with a nip in the air when, on december 9, 1941, lieut. Burma, 1942 7 december 194126 may 1942 on 8 december 1941, after the surprise attack on pearl harbor, the united states declared war on japan and became an active participant in world war ii. He was known for playing lee chan, the number one son in the charlie chan films, the original kato in the 19391941 green hornet film serials, brak in the 1960s space ghost cartoons, master po in the television series kung fu, and mr. Office of strategic services personnel files from world war. After separation the country, achieved a degree of selfgovernment but was effectively still controlled by the british through the office of the governor. Errol flynn stars as captain nelson, who leads a hardy band of paratroopers behind enemy lines in burma.
The rapid loss of all of britains possessions in the far east was the culmination of a failed attempt to deal with the rise of japanese imperialism. Burma, says amnesty international, is a prison behind bars. Evelyn ankers full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. A cluster of burma road movies appearedburma convoy 1941, bombs over. Over this dangerous seven hundred miles of highway roars a stream of truckhell drivers at their wheelstrucks loaded with food, munitions, guns. Artist edit before becoming an actor he was a local artist in seattle and, later, hollywood, working on several of the murals inside graumans chinese theatre. Watch burma convoy full movie in hd visit movie 380485 a truck convoy traveling the burma road is menaced by a group of smugg. Jun 20, 2015 a group of men parachute into japaneseoccupied burma with a dangerous and important mission. The trucker had been driving in convoys along the dangerous burma road between rangoon and chungking for a long time when he decided it was time to return to the u.
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