1/11/2024 0 Comments Korean war tank battles 1951![]() ![]() I'd like to say see it for the laughs, but it wasn't funny.On June 25, 1950, eight divisions of the North Korean People's Army, equipped with Soviet tanks, mobile artillery and supporting aircraft, crossed the 38th parallel and invaded the Republic of Korea. The only thing missing was the shower curtain. More than anything else, it reminded me of the cockpit scene in Plan 9 From Outer Space. Aside from a view finder and gun stock, this one was practically empty. Cables, vents, dials, controls, guns, optical devices, ammo racks, etc. You don't have to be a tanker to know that the inside of a tank is tangle of mechanical stuff. ![]() There is this unforgettable scene inside the tank. Thank goodness we were saved from that wiggle and jiggle with a sneak attack by the North Koreans. ![]() They even managed to squeeze in a little skinny dipping. They did find time to create a little romance with a couple of handy nurses and Korean comfort woman. As far as I could tell, it was mostly a lot of snappy dialog interspersed with stock combat footage. There seemed to be no reason to make this movie. If you added up all the principal players and the extras, you couldn't put together a game of touch football. The compound in the center is about the size of a large play room - just big enough for a couple of jeeps. Kind of like the backdrop for a high school play. The set consists of a sort of an arc of shacks and tents all connected together by fences or shrubs. I'm sure they included the G to make sure the audience would make the connection. The headliner, believe it or not, is Edward G Robinson Jr. ![]() There are a few names you might recognize, like Frank Gorshin, Barbara Luna, and Leslie Parrish, but it mostly stars a collection of less than stellar performers. It supposedly takes place during the Korean War, but there is no story to speak of other than some vague plan to launch "Phase Two" of some other vague plan. This "movie" was produced by Viscount Pictures and distributed by those Masters of Movie Magic at AIP. I don't know why I was so generous with my vote, except that anything lower would have had to be a home movie. ![]()
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