03 Nov 1959
Fires on the Plain
In the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier afflicted with tuberculosis is abandoned by his company and left to wander the Philippine island of Leyte.
Reveille with Beverly
HOT HITS! TWINKLING TOES! RACY ROMANCE!
Beverly Ross, the switchboard operator at a local radio station, jumps at the chance to be the DJ for an early morning show before the soldiers at a nearby army camp assemble for reveille. Beverly, with her modern music, camp bulletins and chatter, is a hit with the soldiers. Beverly's younger brother and his two buddies are soldiers at the camp. The buddies vie for Beverly's attentions.
Top Billed Cast
Ann Miller Beverly Ross
William Wright Barry Lang
Dick Purcell Andy Adams
Larry Parks Eddie Ross
Douglas Leavitt Mr. Ross
Adele Mara Evelyn Ross
Ella Mae Morse Ella Mae Morse
Frank Sinatra Frank Sinatra
Franklin Pangborn Vernon Lewis (uncredited)
Tim Ryan Mr. Kennedy (uncredited)
Barbara Brown Mrs. Beverly Ross (uncredited)
Walter Sande Pvt. Puckett aka Canvassback (uncredited)
Wally Vernon Stomp McCoy (uncredited)
Andrew Tombes Mr. Smith (uncredited)
Bob Crosby Bob - Bob Crosby and His Orchestra (uncredited)
Freddie Slack Freddie - Freddie Slack and His Orchestra (uncredited)
Duke Ellington Duke - Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (uncredited)
Donald Mills Donald - Mills Brothers (uncredited)
Harry Mills Harry - Mills Brothers (uncredited)
Herbert Mills Herbert - Mills Brothers (uncredited)
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