Burma Convoy
Burma Convoy ★½ 1941
A truck driver on the Burma Road—a dangerous stretch of roadway in Asia used to hall munitions during World War II—sets out to uncover the mystery of his younger brother's death. 72m/B VHS . Charles Bickford, Evelyn Ankers, Frank Albertson, Cecil Kellaway, Willie Fung, Keye Luke; D: Noel Mason Smith; W: Roy Chanslor, Stanley Rubin.
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