The Sand Pebbles

Howard
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Sunday, February 06, 2022, 17:18 (1642 days ago)

Watched this 1966 movie about a 1926 steam powered American gunboat on the Yangtze River in China. Pretty good action with 1911s, BARs, Lewis machine guns. Steve McQueen was the main character.

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Great movie

Lymey
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Sunday, February 06, 2022, 18:51 (1641 days ago) @ Howard

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gun boats on yangtze

joepjs
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Monday, February 07, 2022, 10:09 (1641 days ago) @ Lymey

That was the San Pablos.in the movie...There were three actual gun boats on the Yangtze and the US forces left China in 1937 after the Japanese invaded. The Panay was bombed by the Japanese as it was leaving China with two other boats and the Nanking Marine Garrison commander and his family. I knew his son in the Corps.

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One of my all time favorites!

Andy S
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Monday, February 07, 2022, 06:25 (1641 days ago) @ Howard

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United Dames for Dogs. The same author

Southern Boy
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Monday, February 07, 2022, 08:19 (1641 days ago) @ Howard

wrote a funny short about busybody wealthy women (the U.D.D.-ers) protesting the Soviets launching dogs, and them protesting by running their dogs up flagpoles by hind legs, swearing not to release the dogs until all moondogs were safely returned.

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