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Show "'"TX'a " -y V-T r--;- 4 I M 1 - , " V-1 i j . ,.t il w: A, , ,. , f a scene .n "Twenty Fighting Men" showing at RivoU Theatre September 5-6-7, in connection with "Bataan." "Bataan" Takes Lid Off Drama, Thrills And Stark Realism "Bataan" brings thrills, drama and stark realism in the most compelling com-pelling story of the last stand battle bat-tle of American heroes in a Philippine Philip-pine jungle brought to the screen at the Rivoli Theatre Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. With a cast headed by Robert Taylor, the story deals with thirteen thir-teen men whose nationalities make them a literal cross section of American life. They are detailed to blow up a bridge and fight a delaying de-laying action against the Japanese to cover the evacuation of Bataan Peninsula: The mission means certain cer-tain death to all. Among them a plot develops. Taylor, as the sergeant, recognizes a fugitive criminal in Lloyd Nolan. The human relationships of the doomed thirteen are enacted against the thunder of shell fire and the criminal lays down his life a hero. Spectacular is the blowing up of a bridge the Japs are trying to repair. Taylor is the last to give his all, firing his tommy gun from his own grave. Taylor's role is most vivid and dramatic in his entire career, and Tay Garnett directed the story with breath-taking realism. Players include George Murphy as an army flyer staying with the patrol until he repairs his" plane. Thomas Mitchell in the character role of Corp. Jake Feingold, Lee Bowman, Robert Walker, a newcomer new-comer in pictures who has just been signed to a new M-G-M long term contract as a result of his outstanding work here, Barry Nelson, Nel-son, Desi Arnaz, Tom Dugan, Kenneth Ken-neth Spencer as a Negro soldier, Roque Espiritu, Alex Havier and Donald Curtis. The locale is a fever-infested, steaming tropical jungle. The blowing up of the bridge, mopping-up mopping-up operations with hand grenades and other thrilling battle action keeps the picture constantly at high speed. |