| Distributor:Warner Bros. Digital Distribution Synopsis: Allen R. Kerward's flagwaving stage play Proof thro' the Night was vastly improved in its screen adaptation, which was retitled Cry Havoc. Margaret Sullavan (making her first screen appearance in two years), Joan Blondell and Ann Southern are among the appropriately deglamorized actresses playing Red Cross nurses caught up in the Pacific War. As the Japanese army forces most of the American troops to retreat from Bataan, the nurses remain, tending to the miserable wretches left behind to defend a ... Full Synopsis
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| One of the few films to look at the women who served in World War II, Cry Havoc is a moving little drama that, while far from a great film, has its fair share of rewards. Chief among these, in addition to its subject matter, is its sterling cast. The uniquely talented Margaret Sullavan leads the ladies, bringing her special brand of steeliness and vulnerability to a role that requires both. Few actresses ... Read Review | |
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