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The DuPont Cavalcade of America. Tonight, Edward G. Robinson stars in The Philippines Never Surrendered, the story of guerrilla warfare against the Japanese on Mindanao. From the Cavalcade of America, sponsored by the DuPont Company, maker of better things for better living through chemistry. Before we begin our play tonight, we want to tell you about DuPont's Speed-Easy wall finish. The new wall paint that you use right over wallpaper or most other interior wall surfaces. A…

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In The Philippines Never Surrendered, Edward G. Robinson stars as Edward Cooder, a school teacher and superintendent on the island of Mindanao, during the tumultuous days of World War II. As the Japanese forces close in on the town of Dan Salon, Cooder is confronted with a dire choice: to remain passive or to lead the local population in a resistance effort. The urgency of the situation escalates when a U.S. Army colonel implores him to organize the Murros, the indigenous people, to fight back against their impending occupiers.

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Cavalcade of America, Episode 433

The Philippines Never Surrendered

Monday, April 30, 1945 · 29:28

Cavalcade of America, Episode 433

The Philippines Never Surrendered

Monday, April 30, 1945 · 29:28

Summary

In The Philippines Never Surrendered, Edward Cooder, a school teacher, faces the imminent Japanese occupation of Mindanao and must rally the local population to resist. The stakes are high as he grapples with the moral implications of war and the call to arms.

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