To Hell and Back

This movie from 1955 tells the story of Audie Murphy, the most decorated soldier in WWII. In the movie Murphy plays himself, a bit of a stretch as he was 28 at the time and portraying himself from the age of 16 to age 19.

Murphy promoted over and over for his acts of valor and destined to perhaps attend West Point with the military's brass good wishes was injured at the end of his service and when discharged had every medal that could be awarded as well as several from France and Belgium.

The movie is standard B movie fare, certainly not a big budget film. Still it is told effectively and a few scenes stand out such as when Murphy stays behind his retreating comrades to call in air hits and also when he climbs aboard a disabled tank and uses the machine gun to take out advancing German troops.

Murphy was a hero. A well told movie for a lazy Sunday afternoon.