Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

"Heart-Warming Romance . . . Ripped from the Heart!"

1944 2h 18m EN

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 73

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Synopsis

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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.

“Heart-Warming Romance . . . Ripped from the Heart!”

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Cast

Van Johnson
Ted Lawson
Robert Walker
David Thatcher
Spencer Tracy
Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle
Tim Murdock
Dean Davenport
Don DeFore
Charles McClure
Herbert Gunn
Bob Clever
Phyllis Thaxter
Ellen Lawson
Stephen McNally
'Doc' White

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Writers: Dalton Trumbo, Ted W. Lawson
Languages: English, Mandarin
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.9M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

ERA

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82 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Mandarin.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Directed by Mervyn LeRoy, shot by Harold Rosson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Herbert Stothart. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Frank Sullivan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Van Johnson and Robert Walker and Spencer Tracy carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Heart-Warming Romance . . . Ripped from the Heart!".

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The take

Mervyn LeRoy directs. Harold Rosson behind the camera. Herbert Stothart scores. Frank Sullivan cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Mandarin.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $2.9M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
282 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Mandarin.
4Directed by Mervyn LeRoy, shot by Harold Rosson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Herbert Stothart. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Frank Sullivan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Van Johnson and Robert Walker and Spencer Tracy carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Heart-Warming Romance . . . Ripped from the Heart!".
9IMDB entry: tt0037366 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 73 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Classified under 12 themes, including "secret mission", "world war ii", "lieutenant", "tokyo, japan".