I Was an American Spy
During World War II, an American woman posing as an Italian cabaret owner spies on the Japanese in Manila but becomes the target of a suspicious Japanese intelligence officer.
- Rated
- Approved
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Released
- 1951
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1951
Storyline
During World War II, an American woman posing as an Italian cabaret owner spies on the Japanese in Manila but becomes the target of a suspicious Japanese intelligence officer.
Top credits
Ann Dvorak — Claire Phillips
Gene Evans — Cpl. John Boone
Douglas Kennedy — Sgt. John Phillips
Richard Loo — Col. Masamato
Did you know
• It would seem evident that the woman decorated at the end of the movie was the real Claire Phillips. There could be no other reason for director Lesley Selander to use a woman other than Ann Dvorak, who played Claire, in this scene.
• Mrs. Claire Phillips' (Ann Dvorak) code-name was 'High Pockets'.
• A soldier plays Richard Wagner's "Bridal Chorus" as Claire and John prepare to be wedded by a Catholic priest. The Catholic Church, as well as most Lutheran churches, avoid this piece of music for wedding entrance-hymns.
User reviews
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Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
- Color
- Black and White
