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Hold Back the Night is a 1956 American war film about the Korean War based on the 1951 novel by Pat Frank, who had been a war correspondent in Korea. The film was directed by Allan Dwan; his third film with John Payne and his third film about the United States Marine Corps. The earlier films about the Marine Corps were Abroad with Two Yanks (1944) and The Sands of Iwo Jima (1949).
Original Release
07/29/1956
US Release
07/29/1956
Cast
Name | Character |
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John Payne | Capt. Sam McKenzie |
Mona Freeman | Anne Franklin McKenzie |
Peter Graves | Lt. Lee Couzens |
Chuck Connors | Sgt. Ekland |
Audrey Dalton | Kitty |
Robert Nichols | Beany Smith |
John Wilder | Tinker |
Robert Easton | Ackerman, a soldier / Ackerman |
Stanley Cha | Kato |
Nicky Blair | Papiro |
Directors
Writers
Walter Doniger, Pat Frank, John C. Higgins
Cast
Name | Character |
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John Payne | Capt. Sam McKenzie |
Mona Freeman | Anne Franklin McKenzie |
Peter Graves | Lt. Lee Couzens |
Chuck Connors | Sgt. Ekland |
Audrey Dalton | Kitty |
Robert Nichols | Beany Smith |
John Wilder | Tinker |
Robert Easton | Ackerman, a soldier / Ackerman |
Stanley Cha | Kato |
Nicky Blair | Papiro |
John Craven | Maj. Bob MacKay |
Nelson Leigh | Lt. Col. Toomey |
Bill Cassady | Marine Lieutenant |
Jay Douglas | Helicopter Pilot |
Don Gardner | Helicopter Pilot |
Otis Greene | Goodman |
Tom Irish | Gordon |
Loren Janes | Lt. Bishop |
Morgan Jones | Carson |
Don Kelly | Marine |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Walter Mirisch | Executive Producer |
Hayes Goetz | Producer |