There are excellent and exciting battle sequences, as well as one throat-tightening, laudably un-Hollywoodized, glimpse of the infamous Death March. And there are also numerous good performances under the firm, capable direction of Edward Dmytryk.

The picture, which drew its vitality from the front pages of the newspapers, goes deeper than the headlines and delves into the human story behind the guns and bayonets.

As films of this type go, the R.K.O. production ranks above average.

Back To Bataan has more excitement per reel than anything you've come across in some time and explodes the theory that war pictures are necessarily dated.