Operation Dames

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Operation Dames
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Directed by Louis Clyde Stoumen
Starring Eve Meyer
Chuck Henderson
Distributed by American International Pictures
Release date
1959
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Operation Dames is a 1959 Korean War film directed by Louis Clyde Stoumen and starring Eve Meyer. [1] American International Pictures released the film in the United States as a double feature with Tank Commandos . It was retitled Girls in Action for release in the Commonwealth of Nations countries, possibly to avoid a connection with the honorific title dame.

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Plot

A band of USO entertainers is trapped behind enemy lines in Korea in 1950. They include singer Lorry Evering, who, after being attacked, attracts the interest of an army sergeant who attempts to guide the group of civilians to safety.

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References

  1. Gary A. Smith, American International Pictures: The Golden Years, Bear Manor Media 2013 p 104