Destination Tokyo
Destination Tokyo is a 1943 black and white American submarine war film. The film was directed by Delmer Daves in his directorial debut, and the screenplay was written by Daves and Albert Maltz, based on an original story by former submariner Steve Fisher. The film stars Cary Grant and John Garfield and features Dane Clark, Robert Hutton, and Warner Anderson, along with John Ridgely, Alan Hale Sr. and William Prince.
Plot
On Christmas Eve, the submarine USS Copperfin, under the command of Captain Cassidy, departs San Francisco on a secret mission. At sea, Cassidy opens his sealed orders, which direct him to proceed first to the Aleutian Islands to pick up meteorologist Lt. Raymond, then to Tokyo Bay to obtain vital weather intelligence for the upcoming Doolittle Raid.
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| author | Albert Maltz Delmer Daves |
|---|---|
| director | Delmer Daves |
| editor | Christian Nyby |
| events | submarine warfare World War II |
| keywords | aircraft carrier aleutian islands bury christmas eve depth charge destroyer diethyl ether doolittle raid ether improvised minefield naval mine new recruit periscope pick up sealed orders secret mission stabbed to death tin can tokyo bay unexploded bomb |
| musicBy | Franz Waxman |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Story |
| producer | Jack L. Warner Jerry Wald |
| productionCompany | Warner Bros. |
| publisher | Warner Bros. |
| theme | submarine war |