War ·Drama · United States of America · 1944 · 2h 18m

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo poster
Director
Mervyn LeRoy
Cast
Van Johnson as Ted Lawson Robert Walker as David Thatcher Spencer Tracy as Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle Tim Murdock as Dean Davenport Don DeFore as Charles McClure Herbert Gunn as Bob Clever
Crew
Robert Surtees — Director of Photography Harold Rosson — Director of Photography Frank Sullivan — Editor Herbert Stothart — Original Music Composer Dalton Trumbo — Screenplay Ted W. Lawson — Story
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo — Official Trailer
Official Trailer youtube.com
Mood & Themes
secret missionworld war iilieutenanttokyo, japanbomber pilotdangerous missionimperial japancomradeshipexpectant parentspensacola, floridau.s. army air corpsmenb25 bomber
Key Collaborators
Mervyn LeRoy Director Robert Surtees Director of Photography Harold Rosson Director of Photography Frank Sullivan Editor Herbert Stothart Original Music Composer Dalton Trumbo Screenplay Ted W. Lawson Story Sam Zimbalist Producer
Follow the Thread

Mervyn LeRoy directed Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo. Explore their complete filmography and the collaborators who shaped their vision.

Mervyn LeRoy's filmography → More War → More Drama → Robert Surtees's cinematography → Harold Rosson's cinematography →
Agent-readable