Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)
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Billed third, Spencer Tracy plays Lt. Col. James P. Doolittle, who led the bombing raid over Tokyo. Most of the footage concerns pilot Ted Lawson (Van Johnson), who loses a leg while escaping from China after the attack; other subplots concern the meticulous preparations for the raid, and the individual exploits of those Doolittle flyers who crashed into the sea or were captured by the Japanese. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Van Johnson, Robert Walker, (more)
- Director(s):
- Mervyn LeRoy
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Billed third, Spencer Tracy plays Lt. Col. James P. Doolittle, who led the bombing raid over Tokyo. Most of the footage concerns pilot Ted Lawson (Van Johnson), who loses a leg while escaping from China after the attack; other subplots concern the meticulous preparations for the raid, and the individual exploits of those Doolittle flyers who crashed into the sea or were captured by the Japanese. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 139 mins
Complete Cast of Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
- Van Johnson - Capt. Ted W. Lawson
- Phyllis Thaxter - Ellen Jones Lawson
- Scott McKay - Davey Jones
- Gordon McDonald - Bob Clever
- Don DeFore - Charles McClure
- Horace McNally - Doc White
- Louis Jean Heydt - Lt. Miller
- Douglas Cowan - Brick Holstrom
- Leon Ames - Lt. Cmdr. Jurika
- Dorothy Morris - Jane
- Steve Brodie - M.P.
- Alan Napier - Mr. Parker
- Wah Lee - Foo Ling
- Kay Williams - Girls in Officers' Club
- Benson Fong - Young Chung
- Blake Edwards - Second Officer
- Harry Hayden - Judge
- Jack McClendon - Dick Joyce
- Jay Norris - Hallmark
- Robert Walker - David Thatcher
- Tim Murdock - Dean Davenport
- Robert Mitchum - Bob Gray
- Spencer Tracy - Lt. Col. James H. Doolittle
- John R. Reilly - Shorty Manch
- Donald Curtis - Lt. Randall
- William "Bill" Phillips - Don Smith
- Paul Langton - Capt. Ski York
- Ann Shoemaker - Mrs. Parker
- Jacqueline White - Emmy York
- John Kellogg - Pilot
- Ching Wah Lee - Guerrilla Charlie
- Robert Bice - Jig White
- Wally Cassell - Sailor
- Peter Varney - Spike Henderson
- Selena Royle - Mrs. Jones
- Morris Ankrum - Capt. Halsey
- Bill Williams - Bud Felton
- Moroni Olsen - General
- Director(s):
- Mervyn LeRoy
- Writer(s):
- Dalton Trumbo
- Producer(s):
- Sam Zimbalist
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR(Suitable for Children)
- Categories:
- War
- 1944 - New York Times - 10 Best Films
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