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Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944) 7.4
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. Director:Mervyn LeRoy |
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Ted Lawson
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David Thatcher
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Dean Davenport
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Charles McClure
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Bob Clever
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Ellen Lawson
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'Doc' White
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'Shorty' Manch
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Bob Gray
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Davey Jones
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Donald Curtis | ... |
Lieut. Randall
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Lieut. Miller
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William 'Bill' Phillips | ... |
Don Smith
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'Brick' Holstrom
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Captain 'Ski' York
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The amazingly detailed true story of "The Doolittle Raid" based on the personal account by Doolittle Raider Ted Lawson. Stunned by Pearl Harbor and a string of defeats, America needed a victory - badly. To that end, Colonel Jimmy Doolittle, a former air racer and stunt pilot, devises a plan for a daring raid on the heart of Japan itself. To do this, he must train army bomber pilots to do something no one ever dreamed possible - launch 16 fully loaded bombers from an aircraft carrier! Remarkable in its accuracy, this movie even uses film footage from the actual raid. Written by KC Hunt <khunt@eng.morgan.edu>
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Heart-Warming Romance . . . Stark, Sensational Drama! Thrills! Action! Adventure! ...Ripped From The Heart!Parents Guide:
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USARelease Date:
November 1944 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Trinta Segundos Sobre Tóquio See more »Company Credits
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Young Dr. Chung: I have one sorrow, Lieutenant. that we did not have the medicine to ease your pain.
Lt. Ted Lawson: You saved my life, Doc.
Young Dr. Chung: I hope that someday you'll come back to us.
Lt. Ted Lawson: We'll be back. Maybe not us ourselves but a lotta guys like us, and I'd like to be with them. You're our kind of people.
Young Dr. Chung: Thank you, sir.
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(1886) (uncredited)
Music and Lyrics by Effie I. Canning
Sung by the men when Lawson learns he'll be a father
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Walter Sande is listed in studio records for the role of "General" in this film, but he was not seen in the movie at all. See more »Goofs
The 3-pointed 'pinwheel' shoulder patches worn by the crewmen are those of the General Headquarters (GHQ) Army Air Corps, which was established in 1935. However, when the Air Corps was renamed the Army Air Forces (AAF) in June 1941 (ten months before the Doolittle raid), GHQ was abolished and a new 'winged star' AAF shoulder patch was adopted. The new patch should have been worn in this film. See more »Quotes
Lt. Ted Lawson: Goodbye.Young Dr. Chung: I have one sorrow, Lieutenant. that we did not have the medicine to ease your pain.
Lt. Ted Lawson: You saved my life, Doc.
Young Dr. Chung: I hope that someday you'll come back to us.
Lt. Ted Lawson: We'll be back. Maybe not us ourselves but a lotta guys like us, and I'd like to be with them. You're our kind of people.
Young Dr. Chung: Thank you, sir.
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"Rock-a-Bye Baby"(1886) (uncredited)
Music and Lyrics by Effie I. Canning
Sung by the men when Lawson learns he'll be a father
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I am a retired professional pilot with thirty-eight years experience and I can tell you what the Doolittle Raiders did took more raw courage than you can possibly imagine if you are not a pilot yourself. Simply taking off from an aircraft carrier is dangerous enough for a naval aircraft. Now do it with a heavily loaded bomber not designed for the task flown by pilots who had never even been on a carrier before. Okay, that's scary enough, now I'll try to explain the technical difficulties. Simply stated, to take off a multi engine aircraft at very low airspeed (Necessary for the short length of the deck) is to invite disaster. This is because if you lose an engine as you lift off, the torque from the good engine would roll the aircraft over on its back and into the sea. Now if you survive those rigors you still have to fly to Japan, brave the anti-aircraft fire and fighters, unload your bombs, try to make to China (Low on fuel) find some primitive landing strip at night, which may have fallen into enemy hands by the time you arrive. This movie is but a small tribute to these brave heroes, so please forgive any perceptions of WWII propaganda. Supreme courage? You bet!