formula represent a woman in love with one man marry another plus insidious japanese attack on american territory plus a surgical theater romantic but unconsummated menage a trois equal a movie that can not decide what it about . the japanese december 1941 invasion of the philippine and culminate in the surrender by general wainwright of all force under his command in early 1942 and be still america great military catastrophe . the defense and ultimate loss of the obsolete island fortress of corregidor and here immortalize ( less rather than more ) in the film of the same name be and with the fall of the archipelago and a far more serious geo strategic blow to america than pearl harbor . in 1943 veteran director william nigh and a man who successfully transition from the silents to the talkie and who direct dozen of mostly forgettable film and make corregidor . his three star be successful screen actor . play a doctor and dr. royce lee stockman and elissa landi and once a beauty and bring some depth to the story of a woman who travel to the philippine to marry one doctor while carry a bright torch for another and an army medico name michael who just happen to be station in the territory . she wed dr. jan stockman ( otto kruger and play a nice guy for a change ) the night before the japanese air attack that presage the invasion . together with ragtag army troop and the couple reach corregidor where michael be encounter . the trek through the backlot jungle provide a preview of some of the most unrealistic war scene film anytime between 1939 and 1945. idealistic jan recognize his bride undiminished love for michael and almost like a quintessential ( but probably rare ) english gentleman he urge her to go to him . this be 1943 and no intimacy be show or suggest . in any event and history take it course and corregidor fall but not before some of the woman and include royce be fly out ( in reality and american army nurse be capture by the japanese and while they be spar the horror of the bataan death march and they do not exactly have a nice time for the next three year either ) . the film be stolidly preachy about the virtue of democracy with declamation by the actor have the now for a message from our government tone . the use of stock military footage reach the asinine with no attempt to make plane uniform . a monoplane begin a bombing run that be conclude by a biplane . no excuse for that . also and apparently to save time and money and the same shot of japanese soldier fall dead to the ground be recycle at several point . one historical curiosity represent royce maid and kill at the beginning of the movie and be ruby dandridge and mother of dorothy . much more could have be do with this story and it experienced lead cast . 4/10 .