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Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (15-Nov-1944)

Director: Mervyn LeRoy

Writer: Dalton Trumbo

Based on a book: Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo by Capt. Ted W. Lawson with Robert Considine

Musical Score: Herbert Stothart

Producer: Sam Zimbalist

Keywords: Drama, WWII, Pacific Theater

Dramatization of the Doolittle Raid, the brilliantly executed bombing of several Japanese cities on 18 April 1942. As such was thought to be completely impossible, it came as a complete surprise to everyone. Technical details accurately portrayed, filmed with real B-25 bombers. Story told from the viewpoint of pilot Ted Lawson, portions corny and melodramatic. Won an Oscar for Best Special Effects; received an additional nomination for Best Cinematography.

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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Leon Ames
Actor
20-Jan-1902 12-Oct-1993 Character actor, a SAG founder
Don DeFore
Actor
25-Aug-1913 22-Dec-1993 Mr. B. on Hazel
Benson Fong
Actor
10-Oct-1916 1-Aug-1987 Flower Drum Song
Louis Jean Heydt
Actor
17-Apr-1905 29-Jan-1960 American character actor
Van Johnson
Actor
25-Aug-1916 12-Dec-2008 The Caine Mutiny
Stephen McNally
Actor
29-Jul-1913 4-Jun-1994 Winchester '73
Robert Mitchum
Actor
6-Aug-1917 1-Jul-1997 Cape Fear
Alan Napier
Actor
7-Jan-1903 8-Aug-1988 Alfred on Batman
Selena Royle
Actor
6-Nov-1904 23-Apr-1983 The Fighting Sullivans
Phyllis Thaxter
Actor
20-Nov-1921 14-Aug-2012 The World of Henry Orient
Spencer Tracy
Actor
5-Apr-1900 10-Jun-1967 Two consecutive Best Actor Oscars
Robert Walker
Actor
13-Oct-1918 28-Aug-1951 Strangers on a Train
Jacqueline White
Actor
23-Nov-1922   The Narrow Margin
Bill Williams
Actor
21-May-1915 21-Sep-1992 The Adventures of Kit Carson

CAST

with
Van Johnson   ...   Ted Lawson
Robert Walker   ...   David Thatcher
Phyllis Thaxter   ...   Ellen Lawson
Scott McKay   ...   Davey Jones
Gordon Donald   ...   Bob Clever
Don DeFore   ...   Charles McClure
Robert Mitchum   ...   Bob Gray
John R. Reilly   ...   Shorty Manch
Stephen McNally   ...   Doc White
and
Spencer Tracy   ...   Lt. Col. James H. Doolittle
Tim Murdock   ...   Dean Davenport
Donald Curtis   ...   Lt. Randall
Louis Jean Heydt   ...   Lt. Miller
William "Bill" Phillips   ...   Don Smith
Douglas Cowan   ...   Brick Holstrom
Paul Langton   ...   Capt. "Ski" York
Leon Ames   ...   Lt. Jurika
Bill Williams   ...   Bud Felton
Robert Bice   ...   Jig White
Dr. Hsin Kung   ...   Dr. Chung
Benson Fong   ...   Young Dr. Chung
Ching Wah Lee   ...   Guerrilla Charlie
Alan Napier   ...   Mr. Parker
Ann Shoemaker   ...   Mrs. Parker
Dorothy Ruth Morris   ...   Jane
Jacqueline White   ...   Emmy York
Selena Royle   ...   Mrs. Reynolds

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