Manila Calling.
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After the Japanese army invades the Philippines, they capture the radio station owned by the American Radio Communications Company. The ARCC staff, made up of radio technician Jeff Bailey (Cornel Wilde) and communications men Lucky Matthews (Lloyd Nolan) and Tom O'Rourke (James Gleason) escape. Jeff is working to repair the damaged radio set in order to send messages of hope and courage to the conquered Filipinos. Lucky is able to transmit a series of patriotic messages to the Filipino people, under the repeated call sign "Manila Calling, Manila Calling".
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Copyright
16Oct42 L12083, renewed 4Feb70 R478792 Renewal claimant: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp
Complete catalog record
MANILA CALLING. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp., c1942. 7,259 ft., sd. Credits: Director, Herbert I. Leeds; original screenplay, John Larkin; music directors, Cyril J. Mockridge, Emil Newman. © Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.; 16Oct42; LP12083.
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, genre, description, credits, catalog record
- Wikidata · Q6749667 ↗ — color, country
- U.S. Copyright Office, Catalog of Copyright Entries (renewals, 1970–1978) — copyright
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