Halls of Montezuma (1951)

HALLS OF MONTEZUMA  (1951)  ¢ ¢ ¢ 1/2
    D: Lewis Milestone
    Richard Widmark, Karl Malden, Richard Boone,
    Reginald Gardiner, Jack Palance, Jack Webb,
    Richard Hylton, Skip Homeier, Philip Ahn,
    Robert Wagner, Martin Milner, Neville Brand
Richard Widmark leads a Marine platoon in the assault on a Japanese-held island during World War Two. Old-fashioned heroics done real well, with an impressive ensemble of young actors who would turn up a lot more in movies and on TV. That includes Richard "Have Gun Will Travel" Boone, Jack "Dragnet" Webb, Robert "It Takes a Thief" Wagner, and Martin "Route 66" Milner, who recites the Lord's Prayer while "God Save the Queen" plays reverently in the background. Anybody who's watched Robert Altman's "M*A*S*H" a time or two will recognize this as one of the would-be morale boosters announced over the camp PA.