We've Never Been Licked
| We've Never Been Licked | |
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Theatrical Poster | |
| Directed by | John Rawlins |
| Produced by | Walter Wanger |
| Written by | Nick Grinde, Norman Reilly Raine |
| Starring |
Richard Quine Noah Beery, Jr. Anne Gwynne Martha O'Driscoll Robert Mitchum |
| Cinematography | Milton R. Krasner |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $918,175[1] |
| Box office | $1,109,186[1] |
We've Never Been Licked (1943) is a World War II propaganda film produced by Walter Wanger and released by Universal Pictures. Parts of the movie were shot on location at the Texas A&M University campus. Released in the UK under the title, Texas to Tokyo; re-released in the US as Fighting Command.[2][3][4] The cast features Richard Quine, Anne Gwynne, Noah Beery, Jr., Martha O'Driscoll, William Frawley and Robert Mitchum.
Plot
Army brat Brad Craig enters A&M with a chip on his shoulder which upperclassmen quickly knock off. Once adjusted, Craig falls in love with a professor's beautiful daughter, only to find she is in love with his roommate. In the meantime, Craig unwittingly associates with Japanese spies (one played by William Frawley of I Love Lucy) bent on stealing a secret chemical compound developed in the A&M Chemistry Department. Craig is drummed out of the Corps for being a suspected accomplice to the spies, but he then bravely infiltrates the spy network to sabotage the Japanese war effort.[5] Many A&M traditions are referenced in this film.
Cast
- Richard Quine as Brad Craig
- Anne Gwynne as Nina Lambert
- Noah Beery, Jr. as Cyanide Jenkins
- Martha O'Driscoll as Deede Dunham[3]
- William Frawley as Traveling Salesman/Japanese Agent
- Edgar Barrier as Nishikawa
- Robert Mitchum as Panhandle Mitchell (billed as Bob Mitchum)
- Bill Stern as Himself
- Mantan Moreland as Willie
- William Blees as Student
- Harry Davenport as Pop Lambert
- Alfredo DeSa as Fortuno Tavares
- Roland Got as Matsui
- Samuel S. Hinds as Col. Jason Craig
- Allen Jung as Kubo
- Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart as Chip Goodwin
- Moroni Olsen as Commandant
- George Putnam as Army Hour Announcer
- Bruce Wong as Japanese Soldier
- Reveille as herself
Production notes
- Production Dates: mid-Nov 1942-early Feb 1943; addl scenes 30 Mar-31 Mar 1943
- The working title of this film was Texas Aggies.
Reception
The film earned a modest $283,724.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Matthew Bernstein, Walter Wagner: Hollywood Independent, Minnesota Press, 2000 p441
- ↑ Emovieposter.com - Image Archive - TEXAS TO TOKYO ( Aust daybill)
- 1 2 Martha O'Driscoll
- ↑ Paul Webster Biography - Yahoo! Movies
- ↑ http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9503E0DD103CEE3BBC4152DFBE668388659EDE
External links
- We've Never Been Licked at the American Film Institute Catalog
- We've Never Been Licked at the Internet Movie Database