Tokyo Rose
Directed byLew Landers
Screenplay byDaniel Mainwaring
Maxwell Shane
Produced byWilliam H. Pine
StarringByron Barr
Osa Massen
Donald Douglas
Keye Luke
CinematographyFred Jackman Jr.
Edited byHenry Adams
Howard A. Smith
Music byRudy Schrager
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • February 8, 1946 (1946-02-08)
Running time
69 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Tokyo Rose is a 1946 American war thriller film directed by Lew Landers and starring Byron Barr, Osa Massen, Donald Douglas and Keye Luke.[1] It was produced by Pine-Thomas Productions and was released on February 8, 1946, by Paramount Pictures.[2] It is a completely fictitious story inspired by the Tokyo Rose World War II propaganda broadcasts, and is not based on the real story of Iva Toguri.[3]

Synopsis

Pete Sherman an American prisoner of war being held in Japan during World War II is enlisted by his captors to take part in broadcasts designed to weaken Allied morale. He manages to escape and with the help of a war correspondent from neutral Ireland by impersonating a Swedish journalist killed in a recent bombing raid. He is also aided by Greta, the sister of the dead man. Put in touch with the anti-government underground, and he hatches a plan to kidnap Tokyo Rose.

Cast

References

  1. ↑ Tucker p.94
  2. ↑ Hal Erickson (2013). "Tokyo Rose review summary". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 6 December 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  3. ↑ Close p.290

Bibliography

  • Close, Frederick P. Tokyo Rose / An American Patriot: A Dual Biography. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
  • Tucker, David C. Pine-Thomas Productions: A History and Filmography. McFarland, 2019.
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