Two Yanks in Trinidad

Two Yanks in Trinidad
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Gregory Ratoff
Written by	Sy Bartlett Richard Carroll Jack Henley Harry Segall
Produced by	Samuel Bischoff
Starring	Pat O'Brien Brian Donlevy Janet Blair Roger Clark
Cinematography	Philip Tannura
Edited by	Viola Lawrence
Music by	John Leipold
Production company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	March 26, 1942
Running time	84 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Two Yanks in Trinidad is a 1942 American comedy spy film directed by Gregory Ratoff and starring Pat O'Brien, Brian Donlevy and Janet Blair.

The film was in production when Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese, leading to America's entry into World War II.

Premise

Two gangsters have a fight over a woman, and separately decided to join the US Army. While stationed in Trinidad they join forces to thwart a plan by Nazi agents to smuggle oil out of the island.

Cast

• Pat O'Brien as Tim Reardon
• Brian Donlevy as Vince Barrows
• Janet Blair as Patricia Dare
• Roger Clark as James W. Buckingham III
• Donald MacBride as Sgt. Valentine
• John Emery as Chicago Hagen
• Frank Jenks as Joe Scavenger
• Frank Sully as Mike Paradise
• Veda Ann Borg as Bubbles
• Clyde Fillmore as Col. Powers
• Dick Curtis as Sea Captain
• Sig Arno as Maitre d'
• Emory Parnell as Police Chief

Bibliography

• Koszarski, Richard. Hollywood on the Hudson: Film and Television in New York from Griffith to Sarnoff. Rutgers University Press, 2008.
• Langman, Larry. Destination Hollywood: The Influence of Europeans on American Filmmaking. McFarland, 2000.

External links

• Two Yanks in Trinidad at IMDb