MacArthur (1977)
The film portrays MacArthur’s life from 1942, before the Battle of Bataan, to 1952, the time after he had been removed from his Korean War command by President Truman for insubordination.


Alice Kendall is the darling of her social set, the sons and daughters of millionaires, although Alice’s mother has impoverished herself to provide Alice with the luxuries she expects as her right. Mom blows what’s left of her fortune to provide the best trousseau that money can buy when Alice marries Fred Garlan.

“Loose lips sink ships.” This phrase echoed very strongly during WWII because you never know when a spy could exploit sensitive information. Private Snafu was one of many cartoons produced during WWII for training purposes. Mainly these hilarious cartoons were used to demonstrate what not to do in certain situations and dealing with false information was one those subjects.

The film portrays MacArthur’s life from 1942, before the Battle of Bataan, to 1952, the time after he had been removed from his Korean War command by President Truman for insubordination.
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