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| Manila Calling | |
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| Directed by | Herbert I. Leeds |
| Written by | John Larkin (story and screenplay) |
| Produced by | Sol M. Wurtzel |
| Starring | Lloyd Nolan Carole Landis Cornel Wilde James Gleason |
| Cinematography | Lucien N. Andriot |
| Edited by | Alfred Day |
| Music by | Cyril J. Mockridge Emil Newman |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Manila Calling is a 1942 American black-and-white World War II propaganda war film drama from 20th Century Fox, produced by Sol M. Wurtzel, directed by Herbert I. Leeds, that stars Lloyd Nolan, Carole Landis, Cornel Wilde, James Gleason, Lester Matthews, Louis Jean Heydt, and Ted North.
The film's storyline concerns American civil engineering forces struggling to establish an operational radio base following the invasion of the Philippines, with Japanese army forces resisting, and with the complication of the arrival in their midst of a beautiful nightclub singer fleeing the Japanese.