Go for Broke! (1951) |
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| Director(s) | Robert Pirosh |
| Producer(s) | Dore Schary |
| Top Genres | Action, Drama, Historical, War |
Featured Cast of Go for Broke! See More »
Van Johnson
(as Lt. Michael Grayson)
Warner Anderson
(as Col. Charles W. Pence)
Don Haggerty
(as Sgt. Wilson I. Culley)
Richard Anderson
(as Lieutenant)
John Banner
(as German Officer)
Hugh Beaumont
(as Chaplain)
Roger Moore
(as Major)
Frank Wilcox
(as HQ General)
Go for Broke! Overview:
Go for Broke! (1951) was a Action - Drama Film directed by Robert Pirosh and produced by Dore Schary.
Academy Awards 1951 --- Ceremony Number 24 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Writing | Robert Pirosh | Nominated |
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Go for Broke! (1951)
WWII is always a fascinating touchstone of history because it has some many intricate facets extending from the Pacific to the European Theater to the American Home Front and so on, each bringing with it unique stories of everyday individuals doing extraordinary things. One of the best-kept secrets... Read full article
Go for Broke! (1951)
WWII is always a fascinating touchstone of history because it has some many intricate facets extending from the Pacific to the European Theater to the American Home Front and so on, each bringing with it unique stories of everyday individuals doing extraordinary things. One of the best-kept secrets... Read full article
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Go for Broke! Quotes:
German Officer:
What kind of troops are these, Chinese?
Lt. Michael Grayson: Japanese. Didn't Hitler tell you? Japan surrendered. They're fighting on our side now.
See More Quotes from Go for Broke!Lt. Michael Grayson: Japanese. Didn't Hitler tell you? Japan surrendered. They're fighting on our side now.
Go for Broke! Facts
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Several of the main characters were played by actual members of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team depicted in the film. The men saw action with the outfit in Italy and France.
This is one of a handful of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer productions of the 1950-1951 period whose original copyrights were never renewed and are now apparently in Public Domain; for this reason this title is now offered, often in very inferior copies, at bargain prices, by numerous VHS and DVD distributors who do not normally handle copyrighted or Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer material.