Secret Agent of Japan
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| Directed by | Irving Pichel |
| Written by | John Larkin |
| Starring | Preston Foster Lynn Bari |
| Cinematography | Lucien N. Andriot |
| Studio | Twentieth Century-Fox |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century-Fox |
| Release date(s) | April 3, 1942 |
| Running time | 72 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Secret Agent of Japan is the first American anti-Japanese war film produced by a major studio after the attack on Pearl Harbor. It stars Preston Foster as a nightclub owner in Shanghai who becomes involved in espionage revolving around preparations for the infamous sneak attack.
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[edit] Cast
- Preston Foster as James Carmichael, alias Roy Bonnell
- Lynn Bari as Kay Murdock
- Noel Madison as Isoda Saito
- Victor Sen Yung as Fu Yen
- Janis Carter as Doris Poole
- Steven Geray as Mulhauser, alias Constantin Alexandri
- Kurt Katch as Traeger
- Addison Richards as Detective Remsen
- Ian Wolfe as Capt. Karl Larsen
- Hermine Sterler as Frau Mulhauser
- Selmer Jackson as American Naval Captain
- Frank Puglia as Victor Eminescu
- Leyland Hodgson as English Secret Service
- Leslie Denison as English Secret Service
- Jean Del Val as Pierre Solaire
[edit] Critical reception
The New York Times reviewer panned the film, calling it "a very mild hate-brew" and "third-rate drama", and stating, "Nowadays, we doubt whether anybody, even Hirohito, will be much excited".[1]
[edit] References
- ^ T.S. (March 23, 1942). "Secret Agent of Japan (1942)". New York Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9E02EFD81439E33BBC4B51DFB5668389659EDE.
[edit] External links
- Secret Agent of Japan at the Internet Movie Database
- Secret Agent of Japan at the TCM Movie Database
- Secret Agent of Japan at AllRovi
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