The Amazing Untold Story . . . The Heroes of the 442nd Regiment Combat Team!
A bigoted Texan, Lieutenant Michael Grayson (Van Johnson), is assigned to
command the U.S. 442nd Regimental Combat Team during World War II. Learning that
the regiment is composed entirely of Japanese-American volunteers, he
immediately requests a transfer. Suspicious and distrustful of his troops, the
Lieutenant finds it hard to believe that "Japs" are fit to be American soldiers.
Denied his transfer, the unhappy commander and his regiment ship out to the
raging battlefields of Europe. "Go For Broke" is the motto of the 442nd and the
troops' daring and bravery under fire prove it to be well-deserved. Lt.
Grayson's prejudices gradually turn to respect and admiration as his heroic
subordinates aquit themselves with valor and a clear determination to go above
and beyond the call of duty.
Taking on heavy casualties in carrying out its missions, the 442nd was one of
the U.S. Army's most decorated infantry regiments during WWII. Many of the
actual veterans of the celebrated fighting unit play themselves in Go For Broke.
Appearing in more than 100 films during his long career, Van Johnson became one
of America's top war film heroes during the 1940s and 1950s. In addition to Go
For Broke, popular WWII-inspired movies include The White Cliffs of Dover
(1944), Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944), Command Decision (1948), Battleground
(1949), and the Oscar-nominated film, The Caine Mutiny (1954), one of his most
memorable starring roles.
Starring: Van Johnson
Directed by: Robert Pirosh
Go For Broke! (DVD Movie) . . .
