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Operation Dames

Operation Dames

No Fury Like Four Girls Trapped Behind Enemy Lines!

1959 · 74 min · ★ 4.8 · Drama, Romance, War

During the Korean War, a troupe of traveling USO entertainers find themselves behind enemy lines with a squad of American soldiers. Together they try to find their way back to their own lines while trying to avoid capture, but the North Koreans discover their presence and set out after them.

Directed by Louis Clyde Stoumen · Written by Edward J. Lakso

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