Gung Ho! (1943)

Description

Gung ho (/ˈɡʌŋˈhoʊ/) is an English term, with the current meaning of ‘overly enthusiastic or energetic’. It originated during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) from a Chinese term, 工合 (pinyin: gōnghé; lit. ‘to work together’), short for Chinese Industrial Cooperatives (Chinese: 工業合作社; pinyin: Gōngyè Hézuòshè).

Cast

• Randolph Scott as Col. Thorwald
• Alan Curtis as Pvt. John Harbison
• Noah Beery Jr. as Cpl. Kurt Richter
• J. Carrol Naish as Lt. C.J. Cristoforos
• Sam Levene as Plt Sgt. Victor ‘Transport’ Magakian
• David Bruce as Larry O’Ryan
• Richard Lane as Capt. Dunphy
• Walter Sande as Gunner McBride
• Louis Jean Heydt as Lt. Roland Browning
• Robert Mitchum as Pvt. ‘Pig-Iron’ Matthews
• Rod Cameron as Pvt. Rube Tedrow
• Grace McDonald as Kathleen Corrigan
• Milburn Stone as Cmdr. Blake
• Peter Coe as Pvt. Kozzarowski
• Harold Landon as Pvt. Frankie Montana