The Real Glory
Directed by Henry Hathaway
Gary Cooper Dr. Bill Canavan 96 mins (1939)
In 1906 the American army pulls out of Mindanao leaving a handful of officers to try and get the Philippines Constabulary into shape to protect the native population from ruthless invaders. By reputation and by their exploits the fearless zealots initially strike terror into the local militia but the doctor on the post starts to finds ways to combat this.
Also starring David Niven, Andrea Leeds, Reginald Owen and Broderick Crawford
The film was re-issued in 1942 with the title "A Yank in the Philippines," but the Office of War Information (OWI) requested that it be withdrawn; the Philippine Moros--the "bad guys" in the film--had become allies of the US in World War II.