bataan (1943, Mgm)
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Bataan brilliantly transforms one of America's most ignominious wartime defeats into a paean to courage and perseverance. The time is 1942: a ragtag group of American and Filipino troops stand their ground in Bataan, hoping in vain to stave off the invading Japanese hordes. Robert Taylor gives an outstanding performance as the acting officer, who overlooks the character flaws of his men--especially incognito criminal Lloyd Nolan--and in so doing brings out the best of them during the worst of the battle.