Directed by Rovert Pirosh and produced by the liberal Dore Schary, Go for Broke is a message drama, made after WWII.
It starts the likeable Van Johnson as a bigoted man sent by the army to head the 442nd combat team, which is largely made up of Japanese-American.
Oscar Nominations: 1
Story and Screenplay: Robert Pirosh
Oscar Context:
The winner was Alan Jay Lerner for the musical, “An American in Paris.”
