In order to provide information for the first air raid over Tokyo, a U.S. submarine sneaks into Tokyo Bay and places a spy team ashore.
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Title: Destination Tokyo (1943)
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Cary Grant | ... | Capt. Cassidy | |
| John Garfield | ... | Wolf | |
| Alan Hale | ... | 'Cookie' Wainwright | |
| John Ridgely | ... | Reserve Officer Raymond | |
| Dane Clark | ... | Tin Can | |
| Warner Anderson | ... | Andy | |
| William Prince | ... | Pills | |
| Robert Hutton | ... | Tommy Adams | |
| Tom Tully | ... | Mike Conners | |
| Faye Emerson | ... | Mrs. Cassidy | |
| Peter Whitney | ... | Dakota | |
| Warren Douglas | ... | Larry | |
| John Forsythe | ... | Sparks | |
| John Alvin | ... | Sound Man | |
| Bill Kennedy | ... | Torpedo Gunnery Officer | |
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Made during World War II, this chronicles a voyage of a U.S. submarine on a secret mission to the very shores of Japan. Much of the film is spent developing the cast of characters that populate the sub. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
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submarine crew | u.s. military | dangerous mission | war propaganda | submarine |Taglines:
Explosive ! . . . And As Big As The Broad Pacific !Parents Guide:
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(1932) (uncredited)
Written by Cole Porter
Played when Wolf tells his story
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Pierre Watkin (Admiral) and Lane Chandler (Chief Petty Officer) are in studio records/casting call lists (with their character names) for this movie, but they did not appear or were not identifiable. See more »Goofs
When the depth charges start dropping, Cary Grant is shown with his shirt unbuttoned. The next time we see him, it's buttoned back up, and then later it's unbuttoned again. See more »Quotes
Mike Conners: [Tommy Adams is starting look-out duty] Keep your eyes peeled Kid... we're *nobody's* friend! Even our *own* ships'll shoot *first* and ask questions *later*!See more »
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Night and Day(1932) (uncredited)
Written by Cole Porter
Played when Wolf tells his story
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31 December 1943 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Destination Tokyo See more »Filming Locations:
Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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Great propaganda film for WWII. However, can anyone really believe that Cary Grant is from Oklahoma City? Since the Doolittle raid was in April of 1942, the movie has to begin on Christmas day 1941 - a little less that three weeks after the US got into the war. But the Captain says that this is their 5th tour. Cookie says that the previous Christmas (1940) they spent getting depth charged. Unless they decided to get into the war before it was declared. By the way, the actor who played Cookie is not the Alan Hale who went on to become the Skipper in Gilligan's Island. Alan Hale died in 1950. The Skipper was his son, Alan Hale, jr.