Van Johnson, in BATTLEGROUND (1949), directed by William A. Wellman (1896–1975). One of Hollywood's better WWII-set ensemble films.

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Born on Feb.29, the most handsome of film directors: He may not be as celebrated as Hitchcock or Ford yet he made some unforgettable movies: Wings, Public Enemy, Safe In Hell, Roxie Hart, The OxBow Incident, Beau Geste and the screwball masterpiece Nothing Sacred

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