74. "Halls of Montezuma" (1951)

Tonight World War II Movie Night covers the 1951 Marines-tribute,
"Halls of Montezuma." The men have to take an unnamed Pacific
island from the Japanese. Progress is going well until they're
hit with rockets from an unknown location. With only hours to
discover the source of the rockets, our guys must overcome their
personal issues to complete a life-or-death quest. Although not
as famous as many WWII combat-themed movies of the time, HoM
sports some stylistic touches that likely influenced subsequent
WWII films (including "Saving Private Ryan")... Aisdes include
how people watched movies decades ago, the 1999 Columbine
massacre, McCarthyism, and we say goodbye to a member of the
awkwardly named World War II Movie Night Trophy Case.