Guerillas in Pink Lace
Guerillas in Pink Lace is a 1964 Philippine Techniscope comedy set during the invasion of the Philippines during World War II. The film starred George Montgomery who also produced, directed and co-wrote the screenplay as well as featuring his own father in a role as a Priest.
Plot
American expatriate gambler Murphy's luck is running from bad to worse. Twenty seven days after the attack on Pearl Harbor Murphy has lost his fortune in a high-stakes poker game, is beaten up by some of his many creditors and is trapped in the Philippines during the Japanese invasion. He is comforted by an elderly priest Fr Osgood who laments the fact that he has a pass to ride on a United States Army Air Forces DC-3 evacuating American civilians to Australia when he would rather minister to the troubled souls who will be left behind to face the Japanese. Murphy supports the priest in his decision by allowing the priest to give him his pass so Murphy can escape to Australia. He gleefully dons a pair of spectacles and a cassock to impersonate the 74-year-old priest.
Cast
More details
| contentLocation | Philippines |
|---|---|
| director | George Montgomery |
| editor | Kenneth Crane |
| genre | adventure comedy |
| keywords | air force army air force attack on pearl harbor bad luck build cassock dance troupe dc-3 distress call emergency evacuation evacuate expatriate hiding place life raft m1911a1 pearl harbor poker game priest priesthood radio station run seven days shoulder holster think trap troupe united states army air forces wrath |
| musicBy | Gene Kauer |
| producer | George Montgomery |
| productionCompany | Mont Productions |
| theme | war |