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Lakeshore Classic Movies
Go for Broke! (1951)
Season 2023
Episode 82
This fictionalized biographical film tells the story of the heroic 442nd Regiment, comprised of loyal Americans of Japanese ancestry. Van Johnson stars as a bigoted lieutenant who soon learns to respect the Nisei.
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