30 Dec Destination Tokyo
Destination Tokyo, WWII Movie starring Cary Grant
(1943) I thoroughly enjoyed this story about a submarine that slipped into the ultra-defended Tokyo Bay just two years after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
It was one of the most popular movies of the year (released in January 1944) and, according to TCM’s Robert Osborne, inspired Tony Curtis to become an actor when he was on sub duty himself in World War II.
The submarine’s captain was Cary Grant, and he led his crew on a very dangerous mission to collect primarily weather information in Tokyo so that the Air Force could carry out a successful bombing raid.
Yep, no weather.com during World War II.
Destination Tokyo on amazon.com
Watch an original trailer on the Turner Classic Movies site.
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