Force of Arms

During the winter of 1943, the German Army halted the American advance in the mountains of Italy; back-and-forth combat decimates Joe Peterson's platoon. On leave in Naples, Joe meets WAC lieutenant Eleanor MacKay; initially cool, she begins to melt during a bombing raid. Their romance develops despite Joe's periodic returns to the front. But whether he'll come back in the end becomes more than doubtful.

• Michael CurtizDirector
• Orin JanningsScreenplay
• Max SteinerOriginal Music Composer

• William HoldenSgt. Joe 'Pete' Peterson
• Nancy OlsonLt. Eleanor Mackay
• Frank LovejoyMaj. Blackford
• Gene EvansSgt. Smiley 'Mac' McFee
• Katherine WarrenMaj. Waldron
• Dick WessonKleiner
• Paul PicerniSheridan
• Ron HagerthyMinto
• Ross FordHooker
• Amelia CovaLea
• James DobsonDriver
• Argentina BrunettiLea's Mother