Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
“Heart-Warming Romance . . . Ripped from the Heart!”
1944 · 2 h 18 min
Mervyn LeRoyCast
Spencer Tracy 
Van Johnson 
Robert Walker Tim Murdock 
Don DeFore Herbert Gunn
Credits
Written by: 
Dalton Trumbo
Plot
After Pearl Harbor, a young lieutenant volunteers for a secret mission, the 1942 Doolittle raid on Tokyo.
Sinekatalog’s take
Mervyn LeRoy's war film is earnest and effective, with Spencer Tracy and Van Johnson, with impressive special effects.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (7,224 votes)
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