The topsecret world war ii mission that sent americas hopes soaring. Kellogg pilot peggy maley dorothy morris jane alan napier mr. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing thirty seconds over tokyo near you. No john wayne bravado is portrayed, just regular guys, officers and enlisted, trying to carry out their mission. Read about the thirty seconds over tokyo dvd and browse other dvd movies.
The only exaggeration was perhaps the bombing explosions. He was about half a city block away and he was out of sight in 10 seconds, but it meant something, anyway. The doolittle raid is perhaps best known to modern audiences via the 2001 film of pearl harbor. Much of the dialog on film is true to life with certain quotes. Thirty seconds over tokyo is a tightly focused yarn about ted lawsons participation in the doolittle raid. Quick survey of affairs as doolittle spencer tracy speaks to fight crews, ted van. Thirty seconds over tokyo 2002 cast and crew moviefone. Thirty seconds over tokyo 1944 thirty seconds over.
The day after 79yearold robert mitchum succumbed to lung cancer, beloved. Released april 19th, 2002, thirty seconds over tokyo stars spencer tracy, van johnson, robert walker, phyllis thaxter the movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 18 min, and received a score of out. Thirty seconds over tokyo trailer in 1942, 1 days after the japanese bombing of pearl harbor, an american force retaliated, bombing the major japanese cities of tokyo and yokohama. Thirty seconds over tokyo 1944 movie clip a little. Doolittles, bombing raid over tokyo during an early. This film accurately reflects the couragous story of the raid. It first aired on the fox network in the united states on may 16, 1999. Robert mitchum appeared with van johnson in thirty seconds over tokyo 1944, about doolittles raiders. In the darkest days of 1942, with fascism on the march everywhere, a handful of pilots flying b25s. Most of the footage concerns pilot ted lawson van johnson, who loses a leg while escaping from china. Thirty seconds over tokyo subtitled, standard screen on. Flame of barbary coast 1945 john wayne, ann dvorak, joseph schildkraut. What the movies taught us about world war ii military aviation.
Thirty seconds over tokyo cast and crew cast photos and. Thirty seconds over tokyo where to stream and watch. Thirty seconds over tokyo 2002 stream and watch online. This is the story of the famed raid over tokyo in april 1942 led by lt. No john wayne bravado is portrayed, just regular guys, officers and. Coaxing a hulking mitchell b25 into the sky from a short, 500foot c. Pere ubu 30 seconds over tokyo 1975, picture sleeve. The film is based on the real life experience of one of the b25 crews that lt. Find out where thirty seconds over tokyo is streaming, if thirty seconds over tokyo is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Thirty seconds over tokyo subtitled, standard screen on tcm shop. Buddy holly got the title for his hit song thatll be the day. Thirty seconds over tokyo in memorium march 10, 1945 fc 84.
As did the lifted opening from 30 seconds over tokyo. Thirty seconds over tokyo a robert mitchum centenary. Johnson played ted lawson in thirty seconds over tokyo 1944 which told the story of the doolittle raid on tokyo in april 1942. Lawson book, thirty seconds over tokyo, was first published in colliers between 22 may and 26 june 1943.
Thirty seconds over tokyo and thats just about all it was came out two years later when it was decided by the powers that be in wasington, dc that the story could be told. Doolittles bombing raid, the first to be made on japan, took. Wayne was riding in a jeep, on his way out to the location. With spencer tracy, van johnson, robert walker, tim murdock. Despite a variety of longterm band members, singer david thomas is the only constant. In 30 seconds over tokyo, spencer tracy at right played jimmy doolittle, who led the april 1942. The biggest war in human history inspired hundreds of movies. Boats and doolittles raid on tokyo is recycled from the 1944 movie thirty seconds over tokyo. Thirty seconds over tokyo film by leroy 1944 britannica. The movie thirty seconds over tokyo is considered reasonably accurate and realistic. Watch thirty seconds over tokyo online 1944 movie yidio. Van johnson, phyllis thaxter, robert walker, tim murdock, scott mckay, john. The screenplay by dalton trumbo is based on the 1943 book of the same name by captain ted w.
Van johnson, phyllis thaxter, robert walker, tim murdock, scott mckay, john r. Doolittle and his men stage a successful attack on tokyo, but most pilots run out. The term coming in on a wing and a prayer came into common usage during world war ii. Thirty seconds over tokyo the 1944 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. One of the earliest occurrences was in a war movie. Thirty seconds over tokyo turner classic movies tcm. In the wake of pearl harbor, a young lieutenant leaves his expectant wife to volunteer for a. Mgm filmed the training sequences in thirty seconds over tokyo at eglin air force base in pensacola, fl, where lieutenant colonel james h. Roosevolt, after the shock of pearl harbor, sought imediate action to restore the nations moral and standing. Thirty minutes over tokyo is the twentythird episode and season finale of the simpsons tenth season. Publication date 1944 topics japan, b25 bombers, tokyo. Thirty seconds over tokyo 1944 ultimate movie rankings. Based on a true wwii story, this film follows the first american attack on japan after the attack on pearl harbor. Watch thirty seconds over tokyo online stream full movie.
Thirty seconds over tokyo is a 1944 american war film produced by metrogoldwynmayer. An untold story of the aftermath of doolittles tokyo raid in 1942. Rent thirty seconds over tokyo 1944 starring van johnson and robert walker on dvd and bluray. Thirty seconds over tokyo is the most accurate portrayal of the doolittle raid on japan during world war ii. The movie boasts an allstar cast, led by spencer tracy, who plays general. Thirty seconds over tokyo 2002 cast and crew during world war ii, lt. Lawson was a pilot on the historic doolittle raid, americas first retaliatory air strike against japan, four months after the december 7, 1941, japanese attack on pearl harbor. Find thirty seconds over tokyo dvd 1944 region 1 us import ntsc at. Thirty seconds over tokyo relates the dramatic story of the eighty young flyers who under their leader james doolittle bombed tokyo, yokoham, osaka, kobe and nagoya in april 1942. In the wake of pearl harbor, a young lieutenant leaves his expectant wife to volunteer for a secret bombing mission which will take the war to the japanese homeland. Thirty seconds over tokyo, dvd, subtitled, standard screen, warworld war ii, 012569797116. The 1944 film of 30 seconds over tokyo is well acted and holds using quite. Doolittles, bombing raid over tokyo during an early part of the ww ii. Thirty seconds over tokyo, american war film, released in 1944, that depicted the u.