A dedicated American reporter in 1930s Japan is determined to expose that government's plan for world domination.
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Cast
| Complete credited cast: | |||
| James Cagney | ... | Nick Condon | |
| Sylvia Sidney | ... | Iris Hilliard | |
| Porter Hall | ... | Arthur Bickett | |
| John Emery | ... | Premier Giichi Tanaka | |
| Robert Armstrong | ... | Col. Hideki Tojo | |
| Wallace Ford | ... | Ollie Miller | |
| Rosemary DeCamp | ... | Edith Miller | |
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John Halloran | ... | Capt. Oshima |
| Leonard Strong | ... | Hijikata | |
| James Bell | ... | Charley Sprague | |
| Marvin Miller | ... | Yamada | |
| Rhys Williams | ... | Joseph Cassell | |
| Frank Puglia | ... | Prince Tatsugi | |
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Nick Condon is a newspaper reporter working in Tokyo who refuses to toe the Japanese line on the expansionist policies of the anti-democratic Imperialist government. When it becomes clear to the authorities that Condon isn't going to cooperate and that he has some valuable information and contacts, they decide to get him in their clutches for some interrogations and then dispose of him. Written by Alfred Jingle
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frame up | female spy | interrogation | newspaper reporter | american |Taglines:
BLOOD IN THEIR HEARTS...AND ON THEIR HANDS! (original ad-all caps) See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
1945 (UK) See more »Also Known As:
Blood on the Sun See more »Filming Locations:
General Service Studios - 1040 N. Las Palmas, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USACompany Credits
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Runtime:
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1.37 : 1
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Arthur Bickett: But gentlemen, I know nothing about this article being printed. I was out of town.
Secret Police Major Kajioka: Then let me read what is printed here in your paper. "If Japan wants to control China we must first crush the United States just as in the past we have to fight in the Russo-Japanese war."
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In the TV series Cagney & Lacey (1981), Christine Cagney (Sharon Gless) has a poster of the film in her bedroom. See more »Goofs
In an early scene when Ollie Miller stumbles through the window at Condon's home, he falls completely inside. However, as soon as Nick gets there, Miller's feet protrude out over the bottom of the panel. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Arthur Bickett: But gentlemen, I know nothing about this article being printed. I was out of town.
Secret Police Major Kajioka: Then let me read what is printed here in your paper. "If Japan wants to control China we must first crush the United States just as in the past we have to fight in the Russo-Japanese war."
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Jimmy Cagney is like a firecracker in this movie, set in pre-WWII Japan. In some ways it's a cross between Casablanca and The Maltese Falcon and sometimes it's silly (e.g., white actors in Japanese makeup), but it's one of the most entertaining movies of its era. It reminds you how much of a talent James Cagney was - he carries the picture. There are also excellent character performances by Wallace Ford and Porter Hall. Even Sylvia Sidney as an unconvincing half-Chinese vixen has some good moments.
Beware of the DVD, however - the audio is mixed so badly that at times you'll have to put your ear up against the TV to hear the dialogue.