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Speaking of which, I for the first time saw 30 Seconds Over Tokyo, a 1944 war-time flick starring Spencer Tracey as Col. Doolittle on the 1942 Tokyo bombing raid that scored little beyond psychological points.
An odd flick for wartime. You expect heavy propaganda, right? Well, you have soldiers saying they "don't hate the Japs", you've got a war hero losing his leg in a plane crash, etc. Some nice windshield scenes of the bombing run over Tokyo (despite the forged Mt.-Fuji-on-the-horizon footage, which was understandably unavailable at the time).
But the bulk of the story seems to be in coastal China under Japanese occupation. It's unusual seeing a movie that glorifies the honor and helpfulness of the Chinese from an American perspective, but sure enough the movie almost comes off as a political piece espousing the virtues of the Chinese villager and their cooperation in wartime.
A good flick that was unexpected given its timing and topic...
An odd flick for wartime. You expect heavy propaganda, right? Well, you have soldiers saying they "don't hate the Japs", you've got a war hero losing his leg in a plane crash, etc. Some nice windshield scenes of the bombing run over Tokyo (despite the forged Mt.-Fuji-on-the-horizon footage, which was understandably unavailable at the time).
But the bulk of the story seems to be in coastal China under Japanese occupation. It's unusual seeing a movie that glorifies the honor and helpfulness of the Chinese from an American perspective, but sure enough the movie almost comes off as a political piece espousing the virtues of the Chinese villager and their cooperation in wartime.
A good flick that was unexpected given its timing and topic...
another TCM junkie i see, i saw it a while back its just astonishng how intricate and well made those late 30 early 40s movies were, considering how relatively young cinema was
Yeah, well, I've come to a point in my life that I learn and appreciate a 1940s flick and its contexts so much more than some crap like Sin City II in the theaters.
another TCM junkie i see, i saw it a while back its just astonishng how intricate and well made those late 30 early 40s movies were, considering how relatively young cinema was
Rossellini anyone?
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