The best Ralph Byrd’s war movies

Ralph Byrd

Ralph Byrd

22/04/1909- 18/08/1952
We present our ranking of the best Ralph Byrd’s movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about Ralph Byrd.

Guadalcanal Diary

Guadalcanal Diary
6.6/10
Concentrating on the personal lives of those involved, a war correspondent takes us through the preparations, landing and initial campaign on Guadalcanal during WWII.

A Yank in the R.A.F.

A Yank in the R.A.F.
6.3/10
An American pilot impulsively joins His Majesty's Royal Air Force in Britain in an attempt to impress his ex-girlfriend.

December 7th

December 7th
6.1/10
"Docudrama" about the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941 and its results, the recovering of the ships, the improving of defense in Hawaii and the US efforts to beat back the Japanese reinforcements.

The Howards of Virginia

The Howards of Virginia
6/10
Beautiful young Virginian Jane steps down from her proper aristocratic upbringing when she marries down-to-earth surveyor Matt Howard. Matt joins the Colonial forces in their fight for freedom against England. Matt will meet Jane's father in the battlefield.

Margin for Error

Margin for Error
5.8/10
Margin for Error is a 1943 American drama film directed by Otto Preminger. The screenplay by Lillie Hayward and Samuel Fuller is based on the 1939 play of the same title by Clare Boothe Luce.

Manila Calling

Manila Calling
6.8/10
  • Genre: DramaWar
  • Release: 16/10/1942
  • Character: Corbett
During WWII, a group of brave Americans spy on the Japanese after their invasion of the Philippines and became the first U.S. Guerrilla fighters.

They Gave Him a Gun

They Gave Him a Gun
6.3/10
  • Genre: CrimeDramaWar
  • Release: 07/05/1937
  • Character: Wounded Soldier (uncredited)
With no other prospects, a World War I veteran puts the skills they taught him in the War to use.

They Came to Blow Up America

They Came to Blow Up America
6.4/10
  • Genre: DramaWar
  • Release: 07/05/1943
  • Character: Burkhardt
Based on a true incident that occurred in 1942 when nine Nazi saboteurs were put ashore on the coast of Long Island, New York, by submarine, with orders to blow up various defense installations.

Wings of Steel

Wings of Steel
A football hero (Douglas Kennedy) joins the Army Air Corps.

Careful, Soft Shoulders

Careful, Soft Shoulders
6.2/10
In this espionage movie, set in Washington during WW II, the daughter of an ex-senator has become a dress model. She is approached by an American counter-espionage agent who offers her a chance to serve her country. The carefree son of a naval official receives a similar offer. He is asked to secure secret Naval plans. Unbeknownst to them, the man they work for is actually a Nazi spy. The two dupes finally figure it out, and the spy kidnaps them. Somehow they escape and break up the spy ring.

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