(How could they get this all the way out without someone realizing they had misspelled "Buses"?)
I loved this movie. You need to remember that in 1942, panic and hysteria were the order of the day along the West Coast, and in fact a Japanese submarine surfaced and shelled the Ellwood Oil Field off Santa Barbara on the night of 23 February. The next night, there was a mysterious episode in which gunners fired antiaircraft guns into the skies over LA, thinking there were unseen Japanese aircraft attacking them.
Even tho there were none, this came to be called The Battle of Los Angeles. Given the times, this movie is perfect.
"Busses (sic) Roar" is richly laced with fascinating characters, and as the movie unfolds, you begin to wonder where they are all going to come together.
The film succeeds in loading the bus with believable, identifiable people, and when peril ensues, you fear for them.
I caught this on TCM on 03 June 2013, and if it comes on again, I'll make it a point to watch.
I loved this movie. You need to remember that in 1942, panic and hysteria were the order of the day along the West Coast, and in fact a Japanese submarine surfaced and shelled the Ellwood Oil Field off Santa Barbara on the night of 23 February. The next night, there was a mysterious episode in which gunners fired antiaircraft guns into the skies over LA, thinking there were unseen Japanese aircraft attacking them.
Even tho there were none, this came to be called The Battle of Los Angeles. Given the times, this movie is perfect.
"Busses (sic) Roar" is richly laced with fascinating characters, and as the movie unfolds, you begin to wonder where they are all going to come together.
The film succeeds in loading the bus with believable, identifiable people, and when peril ensues, you fear for them.
I caught this on TCM on 03 June 2013, and if it comes on again, I'll make it a point to watch.