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OSCAR WINNER:
Best Special Effects
Oscar-winning legend Spencer Tracy, Emmy-winner Van Johnson, Oscar-nominee Robert Mitchum and Robert Walker star in this classic Oscar-winning fact-based World War II picture about General Jimmy Doolittle's efforts to train American troops for the first airborne attacks on Japan.
Oscar-winner Mervyn LeRoy directed Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo, which was selected by the prestigious American Film Institute as one of the 400 greatest American films of all time.
Original Release
11/15/1944
US Release
11/15/1944
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Van Johnson | Ted Lawson |
| Robert Walker | David Thatcher |
| Tim Murdock | Dean Davenport |
| Don DeFore | Charles McClure |
| Herbert Gunn | Bob Clever |
| Phyllis Thaxter | Ellen Lawson |
| Stephen McNally | 'Doc' White |
| Spencer Tracy | Lieutenant Colonel James H. Doolittle / Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle |
| John R. Reilly | 'Shorty' Manch |
| Robert Mitchum | Bob Gray |
Directors
Writers
Dalton Trumbo, Ted W. Lawson, Bob Considine
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Van Johnson | Ted Lawson |
| Robert Walker | David Thatcher |
| Tim Murdock | Dean Davenport |
| Don DeFore | Charles McClure |
| Herbert Gunn | Bob Clever |
| Phyllis Thaxter | Ellen Lawson |
| Stephen McNally | 'Doc' White |
| Spencer Tracy | Lieutenant Colonel James H. Doolittle / Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle |
| John R. Reilly | 'Shorty' Manch |
| Robert Mitchum | Bob Gray |
| Scott McKay | Davey Jones |
| Donald Curtis | Lieut. Randall |
| Louis Jean Heydt | Lieut. Miller |
| William 'Bill' Phillips | Don Smith |
| Douglas Cowan | 'Brick' Holstrom |
| Paul Langton | Captain 'Ski' York |
| Leon Ames | Lieut. Jurika |
| Bill Williams | Bud Felton |
| Robert Bice | 'Jig' White |
| Hsin Kung | Dr. Chung |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Sam Zimbalist | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1945 | Oscar | Best Cinematography, Black-and-White | Nominated |
| 1945 | Oscar | Best Effects, Special Effects | Won |
