One Who Came Back

1952 0h 21m EN

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★6.5TMDB · 6

Synopsis

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US Army Corporal George Kritzman recounts the aftermath of what was his third combat wounding in the Korean War. A former LA police officer, Kritzman was under heavy sedation due to the severity of his leg injury, which was initially operated on at the 8055 MASH unit. Unaware of what would happen to him and what his long term prognosis was and would be, he, along with many of his fellow wounded, was transferred from hospital to hospital, each a little better equipped to deal with his injury. However, his ultimate goal was to make it back home to his wife and son, from who his thoughts were never far.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

George Kritzman
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Mary Jane Kritzman
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Richie Kritzman
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Owen Crump

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RUNTIME

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Tight 21-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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74 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jack Kampschroer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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George Kritzman and Mary Jane Kritzman and Richie Kritzman carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0043883 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Owen Crump directs. Jack Kampschroer cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 21-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
274 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Jack Kampschroer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5George Kritzman and Mary Jane Kritzman and Richie Kritzman carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0043883 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Editing: Jack Kampschroer
Runtime: 21 min · 0h 21m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: One Who Came Back (1952)

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CinemaSerf2026-01-11
★ 6/10
This is a travelogue with a difference. It follows the injured American GI George Kritzman who has been injured fighting in Korea. First he ends up in a mobile hospital (MASH only no Loretta Swit) thence to a field hospital before a final stop in Korea before being shipped to Japan, Hawai’i and finally San Francisco where his wife and son are eagerly awaiting his return. It’s quite an impressive advertisement for the efficiency of the clearing services of the US military in treating wounds and getting their personnel repatriated and hospitalised as quickly and painlessly as possible. Along the way we get a sense of the war torn nature of the country he’s fighting in, and also of the resilience of a Tokyo now five years on from the end of World War II before arriving back with a message about how important one single life is in their democracy. It’s not so much a feature as a public information film with a personable host and a reassuring message to convey to the folks worried about their loved ones.