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Show Thirteen Women Who Remained On Bataan Cited in "Cry Havoc" A realistic and gripping drama dealing with the herioc behavior of thirteen women who remained on Bataan during General Mac-Arthur's Mac-Arthur's delaying withdrawal to aid the wounded soldiers is now showing at the Rivoli theatre. The film, MGM's "Cry Havoc," is based on the successful stage play of the same name and Stars Margaret Mar-garet Sullavan, Ann Sothern and Joan Blondell. During the evacuation of Bataan, Ba-taan, the gallant Americans and Filipinos are under constant Jap bombardment. Even the hospital is fair game for Jap bombs. Supplies Sup-plies of food and munitions are scarce. The hospital is so understaffed under-staffed with nurses that Dr. Fay Bainter sends her lone nurse's aid, Marsha Hunt; to town to ask for volunteers. Marsha returns with nine girls, all from different walks of life and with divergent tastes. They report to Smitty, played by Margaret Sullavan, an army nurse, for duty. From the beginning there is friction between Smitty and one of the girls, a wise-cracking, good-natured good-natured Irish lass, Ann Sothern. This friction is later considerably 'heightened by the fact that both girls are obviously in love with the same man, a lieutenant in the corps. Among the other girls are Joan Blondell, playing an ex-burlesque dancer with gusto, Diana Lewis as a not too bright Southern girl, Ella Raines and Frances Gifford, man-crazy and feminine. Heather Angel and Dorothy Morris are two English girls who volunteer. Dorothy Morris is caught in a foxhole fox-hole during a raid and the shock affects her mind. She contributes a moving and sympathetic portrayal por-trayal to a most compelling story. Richard Thorpe's clean and sharp direction keeps the film moving to its climax at a lively pace. Edwin Knopf deserves additional ad-ditional credit for an outstanding production job. |