Go for Broke!
1951A tribute to the U.S. 442nd Regimental Combat Team, formed in 1943 by Presidential permission with Japanese-American volunteers. We follow the training of a platoon under the rueful command of Lt. Mike Grayson who shares common prejudices of the time. The 442nd serve in Italy, then France, distinguishing themselves in skirmishes and battles; gradually and naturally, Grayson's prejudices evaporate with dawning realization that his men are better soldiers than he is.
Acted in
Van Johnson
as Lt. Michael Grayson
Lane Nakano
as Sam
George Miki
as Chick
Akira Fukunaga
as Frank
Ken K. Okamoto
as Kaz
Henry Oyasato
as Ohhara
Harry Hamada
as Masami
Henry Nakamura
as Tommy
Warner Anderson
as Col. Charles W. Pence
Don Haggerty
as Sgt. Wilson I. Culley
Gianna Maria Canale
as Rosina
Dan Riss
as Capt. Solari
Richard Anderson
as Lieutenant
John Banner
as German Officer
Hugh Beaumont
as Chaplain
Jerry Fujikawa
as Communications Sergeant
Ann Codee
as Pianist
Edward Earle
as Dress Parade General
Louis Mercier
as French Farmer
Roger Moore
as Major
Walter Reed
as Captain
Robert Boon
as German Soldier
Josette Deegan
as French Girl (uncredited)