The US Army is on a desperate retreat in Korea towards what would become the Pusan Perimeter, when Private Bobby Driscoll in given a rifle and his first combat assignment, trying to hold a position under sour Master Sergeant Rory Calhoun. His men respect him for his 19 years in the Army, don't don't like his sour attitude. Then he finds a Korean bugle, and he and Driscoll bond over music. We get a glimpse into what has turned him sour: the lack of tradition that drives men onward.
The second episode of Screen Directors Playhouse is a good one, especially because under the direction of Frank Borzage, we get a whisper of the mystical forces at play behind Borzage's best.
The second episode of Screen Directors Playhouse is a good one, especially because under the direction of Frank Borzage, we get a whisper of the mystical forces at play behind Borzage's best.