A Yank in Indo-China (1952)
Directed by Wallace A. Grissell
Genres - Action, Adventure |
Sub-Genres - War Adventure |
Release Date - Apr 2, 1952 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 67 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia were still referred to as Indo-China when this Sam Katzman-produced adventure quickie was filmed. John Archer (the father of actress Anne Archer) stars as the titular "yank," a devil-may-care pilot named Mulvaney. Together with his partner Clint Marshall (Douglas Dick), Mulvaney runs a profitable air-freight line in Indo-China. After antagonizing a band of Red Chinese, Mulvaney and Clint attempt to rescue two American women (Jean Willes and Ellen Murphy) who'd foolishly allied themselves with the bad guys. Shamelessly jingoistic, A Yank in Indo-China is a fascinating artifact from an era in which America thought of Southeast Asia in terms of Black and White.
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Keywords
war, resistance, barnstorming