A Letter from Bataan

1942 American film

Paramount Victory Short No. T2-1: A Letter from Bataan

Directed by| William H. Pine
Written by| Maxwell Shane
Produced by| William C. Thomas
Starring| Richard Arlen
Susan Hayward
Jimmy Lydon
Joe Sawyer
Cinematography| Fred Jackman Jr.
Edited by| Howard A. Smith
Music by| Daniele Amfitheatrof

Release date

* September 15, 1942 (1942-09-15)

Running time

| 15 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English

A Letter from Bataan is a 1942 "Victory Short" propaganda film made by Paramount Pictures in collaboration with the U.S. Office of War Information and the United States Government. It was directed by William H. Pine, produced by William C. Thomas and written by Maxwell Shane. It had music by Daniele Amfitheatrof and the cinematography was by Fred Jackman Jr.

The film features Richard Arlen, Susan Hayward, Jimmy Lydon and Betty Hutton appearing as herself.[1]

The film is part of a series of films made by Paramount intended to encourage more active participation in the U.S. war effort.[2]

## External links[edit]

* The short film A Letter from Bataan is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.
* A Letter from Bataan at IMDb

## References[edit]

1. ^ Holston, Kim R. (2009-04-16). Susan Hayward: Her Films and Life. McFarland. p. 31\. ISBN 978-0-7864-4334-5.
2. ^ "Summon 2.0". bsu.summon.serialssolutions.com. Retrieved 2022-07-21.

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Films directed by William H. Pine

* A Letter from Bataan (1942) (short)
* Aerial Gunner (1943)
* Swamp Fire (1946)
* Seven Were Saved (1947)
* Disaster (1948)
* Dynamite (1949)

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Films of Pine-Thomas Productions

Feature Films|

* Power Dive (1941)
* Forced Landing (1941)
* Flying Blind (1941)
* No Hands on the Clock  (1941)
* Torpedo Boat (1942)
* I Live on Danger (1942)
* Wildcat (1942)
* Wrecking Crew (1942)
* Tornado (1943)
* Aerial Gunner (1943)
* High Explosive (1943)
* Alaska Highway (1943)
* Submarine Alert (1943)
* Minesweeper (1943)
* Timber Queen (1944)
* The Navy Way (1944)
* Gambler's Choice (1944)
* Take It Big (1944)
* Dark Mountain (1944)
* One Body Too Many (1944)
* Double Exposure (1944)
* Dangerous Passage (1944)
* High Powered (1945)
* Midnight Manhunt (1945)
* Follow That Woman (1945)
* Scared Stiff (1945)
* People Are Funny (1946)
* Tokyo Rose (1946)
* They Made Me a Killer (1946)
* Hot Cargo (1946)
* Swamp Fire (1946)
* Seven Were Saved (1947)
* Big Town (1947)
* I Cover Big Town (1947)
* Fear in the Night (1947)
* Danger Street (1947)
* Adventure Island (1947)
* Jungle Flight (1947)
* Big Town After Dark  (1947)
* Albuquerque (1948)
* Caged Fury (1948)
* Mr. Reckless (1948)
* Speed to Spare (1948)
* Big Town Scandal (1948)
* Shaggy (1948)
* Waterfront at Midnight (1948)
* Disaster (1948)
* Dynamite (1948)
* Manhandled (1949)
* Special Agent (1949)
* El Paso (1949)
* Captain China (1950)
* The Eagle and the Hawk (1950)
* The Lawless (1950)
* Tripoli (1950)
* The Last Outpost (1951)
* Passage West (1951)
* Hong Kong (1951)
* Caribbean (1952)
* The Blazing Forest (1952)
* Tropic Zone (1953)
* Jamaica Run (1953)
* Sangaree (1953)
* The Vanquished (1953)
* Those Redheads from Seattle (1953)
* Jivaro (1954)
* Run for Cover (1955)
* The Far Horizons (1955)
* Hell's Island (1955)
* Lucy Gallant (1955)
* Nightmare (1956)
* The Big Caper (1957)
* Bailout at 43,000 (1957)

Short Films|

* A Letter from Bataan (1942)
* We Refuse to Die (1942)
* The Price of Victory (1942)

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