Days Of Glory (1944)

Set in Russia during WWII, a group of guerrilla fighters hide in a forest while fighting the Nazi invaders. When a beautiful ballerina (Tamara Toumanova) is taken in by the group, the guerrilla leader (Gregory Peck in his film debut) finds himself falling in love with her. Directed by Jacques Tourneur (OUT OF THE PAST). One of several movies made during WWII that extolled the Russian people's courage fighting the Nazis. After the war, the U.S. turned against the Soviet Union and many of the creative talent involved in these films were targeted by the House Committee On Un-American Activities. The year before another film about a romance set against the backdrop of guerrillas fighting fascism, the superior FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS, was released and this effort seems very deja vu. Peck would survive this box office flop and go on to become one of Hollywood's biggest stars for the rest of his career. With Lowell Gilmore, Hugo Haas, Alan Reed, Maria Palmer and Glenn Vernon.