Review of Five Came Back (1939) by Greg W — 04 Oct 2014
Five Came Back was a low-budget black-and-white disaster film that was snappily paced and the narrative by Dalto Trumbo, Jerome Cady and Nathanael West was tight. It's based on a story by Richard Carroll.
The public richly supported it at the box office. The plot has by now become all too familiar about a passenger airplane crash in hostile territory and how the cliché characters handle their misfortune, but back in the day it was still fresh.
There's also the beautiful moody noirish photography of the jungle by Nicholas Musuraca that adds to the chilling atmosphere.
This review of Five Came Back (1939) was written by Greg W on 04 Oct 2014.
Five Came Back has generally received positive reviews.
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