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Three Came Home
''Three Came Home'' is a 1950 American post-war film directed by Jean Negulesco, based on the memoirs of the same name by writer Agnes Newton Keith. It depicts Keith's life in North Borneo in the period immediately before the Japanese invasion in 1942, and her subsequent internment and suffering, separated from her husband Harry, and with a young son to care for. Keith was initially interned at Berhala Island near Sandakan, North Borneo (today's Sabah) but spent most of her captivity at Batu Lintang camp at Kuching, Sarawak. The camp was liberated in September 1945. Adapted and produced by Nunnally Johnson, the film stars Claudette Colbert. It is now in the public domain and so is available to watch in its entirety online at no charge. Plot American-born Agnes Keith and her British husband Harry Keith live a comfortable colonial life in North Borneo with their young son George in the 1930s. Keith is the only American in Sandakan. Borneo was strategically important to Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Came Home (book)
''Three Came Home'' is a 1948 memoir written by Agnes Newton Keith, based on her experiences during the Battle of Borneo (1941–42), Japanese invasion of North Borneo. A Three Came Home, film based on it was released in 1950 and featured Claudette Colbert in the lead role. Initially, Olivia de Havilland was chosen for the role. Originally published in 1948 by London publisher Michael Joseph (publisher), Michael Joseph, it was republished by Eland Books, Eland in 1985, and Eland released a new edition in 2002. Background Keith had previously written ''Land Below the Wind''. Her husband, Harry Keith, was Conservator of Forests and Director of Agriculture in North Borneo. Their son George was born in 1940. When the Keiths were living in Borneo, it was attacked by the Imperial Japanese Army and they were interned there from January 1942 to September 1945. During her internment at Batu Lintang camp, Kuching Internment camp along with her son George, Keith suffered from malaria and typh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |