Korea Patrol

Korea Patrol
Original film poster
Directed byMax Nosseck
Written byKenneth G. Brown
Walter Shenson
Produced byWalter Shenson
Jack Schwarz
StarringRichard Emory
Benson Fong
CinematographyElmer Dyer
Edited byNorman A. Cerf
Music byAlexander Gerens
Production
company
Jack Schwarz Productions
Distributed byEagle-Lion Films
Release date
  • January 15, 1951 (1951-01-15)
Running time
59 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Korea Patrol (working title Korean Patrol) is a 1951 American war film directed by Max Nosseck and starring Richard Emory and Benson Fong. It was released by Eagle-Lion Films. Together with Sam Fuller’s The Steel Helmet and Sam Katzman’s A Yank in Korea, it was one of the first Hollywood films exploiting the Korean War.[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Fred Preble.

Plot

When notified of the North Korean invasion of South Korea, an American officer assigned to the Republic of Korea Army leads a mixed American and South Korean six man patrol to blow up a strategic bridge to delay the enemy's advance.

Cast

  • Richard Emory as Lt. Craig
  • Sung Li as Ching, So. Korean runner
  • Benson Fong as Kim, So. Korean scout
  • Al Eben as Sgt. Abrams
  • Wong Artarne as 'Murphy', So. Korean scout
  • Danny Davenport as Cpl. Dykes
  • Harold Fong as Lee, So. Korean scout
  • Richard Barron as Maj. Wald
  • John Close as Headquarter Captain
  • Teri Duna as Korean Village Young Woman

Notes

  1. ^ p. 77 Edwards, Paul M. A Guide to Films on the Korean War Greenwood Publishing Group, 1997