While Disneys limited forays into war propaganda targeted the Nazis, Warner Brothers cartoons were more likely to make fun of the Japanese; this particular short, in the guise of a "captured Japanese newsreel", is wall-to-wall celebration of Japanese incompetence - with added puns.'

An American unit commanded by Major Nelson (Flynn) parachutes into Burma to destroy a Japanese radar station, but the real struggle occurs on the way back to the pick-up point where they encounter a contingent of Japanese troops and must survive long enough to get rescued. Objective, Burma! was made towards the end of World War II, and was a commercial and critical success. Errol Flynn gave one of his better performances (perhaps because he kept off the booze during the films production). The film was shot in swampy terrain in Orange County, California, which effectively doubled as Burmese jungle. The movie was severely criticised in Britain by Winston Churchill and the British press because it did not acknowledge the efforts of the British in the Burma campaign (a theatre of war that the British regarded as their own). This led to the film being withdrawn from British cinemas. Of course there were American units operating in Burma during World War II (such as Merrill's Marauders) but in 1952 Warner Brothers re-released the film in Britain with a newsreel prologue acknowledging American indebtedness to the bravery of British soldiers in Burma. Today the film may seem dated for its Japanese stereotyping and gung ho (but earnest) patriotism, but is worth seeing from a historical perspective.'

A year after a violent train robbery, bounty hunter Jim Kipp (Scott) tracks down the last three culprits to a small town - despite having no idea as to who they might be. Just by arriving in town, he stirs up tension amongst the citizens - particularly the three guilty parties, whove settled in to become respected citizens of the town. Can he track them down before they get to him?

A decently tense and thrilling western, this has an interesting moral dilemma at the centre of the plot (if these people have reformed and are now living healthy lives enriching their community, what purpose does their punishment serve?) It also has an early appearance by Ernest Borgnine, for those of you interested in seeing what he looked like before he was craggy. If either appeal to you, or if you just like watching blokes wearing hats, come along and enjoy.'