Destination Tokyo (1943) - film review

Adventure / War

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Destination Tokyo is an American war film first released in 1943, directed by Delmer Daves. The film stars Cary Grant, John Garfield, Alan Hale, John Ridgely and Dane Clark. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Director: Delmer Daves
Script: Delmer Daves, Steve Fisher, Albert Maltz
Photo: Bert Glennon
Music: Franz Waxman
Cast: Cary Grant (Capt. Cassidy), John Garfield (Wolf), Alan Hale (’Cookie’ Wainwright), John Ridgely (Reserve Officer Raymond), Dane Clark (Tin Can), Warner Anderson (Andy, Executive officer), William Prince (Pills), Robert Hutton (Tommy Adams (’The Kid’)), Tom Tully (Mike Conners), Faye Emerson (Mrs. Cassidy), Peter Whitney (Dakota), Warren Douglas (Larry, Diving officer), John Forsythe (Sailor), John Alvin (Soundman), Bill Kennedy (Torpedo gunnery officer), Lane Chandler (CPO (scenes deleted)), Pierre Watkin (Admiral (scenes deleted)), George Anderson (Officer), Warren Ashe (Major), Joy Barlow (Wolf’s girl), Harry Bartell (Crewman), Whit Bissell (Yo Yo), Carlyle Blackwell Jr. (Man on phone), Danny Borzage (Crewman), William Challee (Rocky, the Quartermaster), Cliff Clark (Hornet’s admiral), Bob Creasman (Sailor), Warren Cross (Sailor), Angelo Cruz (Second Japanese Float Pilot), Deborah Daves (Debby Cassidy), Michael Daves (Michael Cassidy), Jimmy Evans (Sailor), Benson Fong (Japanese), Wing Foo (Japanese at listening post), John Forrest (Sailor), Roland Got (Japanese officer), Kirby Grant (Hornet’s Captain), Herbert Gunn (Pete, Lieutenant), Eddie Hall (B-25 crewman), William Hudson (’Copperfin’ Intercom Man), Charles Anthony Hughes (Naval air officer), Bill Hunter (Market Street ’commando’), Ted Jacques (Sailor), Mary Landa (Tin Can’s girl, in photo), Paul Langton (’Copperfin’ Crewman-Barber), Eddie Lee (Japanese at listening post), James B. Leong (Japanese), George Lloyd (’Copperfin’ Chief Petty Officer), Bob Lowell (Radio operator), Cy Malis (Sailor), Lou Marcelle (Narrator), Ralph McColm (Ensign), Jack Mower (Admiral’s aide), Maurice Murphy (Toscanini), William J. O’Brien (Chief of Naval Operations), Frank O’Connor (Navy Officer in Conference), Eleanor Parker (Mike’s wife on record), Paul Parry (Sailor), Hugh Prosser (PBY seaplane pilot), George Robotham (Crewman), Dorothy Schoemer (Saleslady), Bernard Sell (Sailor), Charles Sherlock (’Copperfin’ Helmsman), Larry Steers (Army Officer in Conference), Mark Stevens (Admiral’s aide), Charles Sullivan (’Copperfin’ Ballast Operator), Ya Sing Sung (Japanese on beach), John Sylvester (Sailor), Frank Tang (First Japanese Float Pilot), Charles S. Thompson (Rear Admiral), Jay Ward (Crewman), Russ Whiteman (Yeoman 1st Class), John Whitney (Commanding Officer), Alan Wilson (Sailor), Bruce Wong (Japanese antenna man), Duke York (Duke, ’Copperfin’ Crewman)
Country: USA
Language: English / Japanese
Runtime: 135 min; B&W

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