Boxoffice-April.07.1958

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^ American International 79 Minutes Rel. March 1, '58
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Designed expressly for the exploitation market in a package
with "Jet Attack" (reviewed on this page). "Suicide ,,,,^
Battalion" proves good fare for the action-seeking customer, rinj
and for its class is a well-produced little feature. True, the
low budget shows at times and there is weakness in the confused
action and motivations that is never quite made clear,
Edward L. Cahn and technical credits are good. Notable
among the latter are the battle scenes, some staged and
some from stock footage, which liberally display the heroics
in the early stages of warfare in the South Pacific against
the Japs, when the Americans were gi-eatly outnumbered,
and which will satisfy the most rabid action-film fan.
Among the thesps. the name of Michael "Touch" Connors
should prove sufficient marquee bait to lure the blue jean
set. and adults will be interested in seeing famed Hawaiian
singer and dancer Hilo Hattie's name on the cast credits.
Lou Busoff acted as producer as well as scripting. Samuel
Z. Ai-koff was executive producer.
Michael Connors, John Ashley, Russ Bender, Jewell
Lain, Bing Russell, Scott Peters, Walter Maslow.