Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)
- Starring:
- Van Johnson, Robert Walker, (more)
- Director(s):
- Mervyn LeRoy
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR
- Category:
- War
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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, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 139 mins
Complete Cast:
- 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
- Harry Hayden - Judge
- Blake Edwards - Second Officer
- Wah Lee - Foo Ling
- Wally Cassell - Sailor
- Alan Napier - Mr. Parker
- Kay Williams - Girls in Officers' Club
- Peter Varney - Spike Henderson
- Bill Williams - Bud Felton
- Dorothy Morris - Jane
- Jacqueline White - Emmy York
- 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
- Steve Brodie - M.P.
- Jay Norris - Hallmark
- John Kellogg - Pilot
- Robert Bice - Jig White
- Benson Fong - Young Chung
- Ching Wah Lee - Guerrilla Charlie
- Jack McClendon - Dick Joyce
- Morris Ankrum - Capt. Halsey
- Ann Shoemaker - Mrs. Parker
- Selena Royle - Mrs. Jones
- Moroni Olsen - General
- Director(s):
- Mervyn LeRoy
- Writer(s):
- Dalton Trumbo
- Producer(s):
- Sam Zimbalist
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR(Suitable for Children)
- Categories:
- War
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- 1944 - New York Times - 10 Best Films
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