PRISONER OF JAPAN (1942) Alan Baxter, Gertrude Michael & Ernst Deutsch | Drama, War | B&W

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Prisoner of Japan is a 1942 American drama film directed by Arthur Ripley and written by Robert Chapin and Arthur Ripley. The film stars Alan Baxter, Gertrude Michael, Ernst Deutsch, Corinna Mura, Tom Seidel and Billy Moya. The film was released on July 22, 1942, by Producers Releasing Corporation.

Synopsis

On a small tropical island in the South Pacific, David Bowman, a young American planter, finds himself pitted against a ruthless Japanese agent, Matsuru. Through Toni Chase, an American girl who runs a dance resort on the island, he learns that Matsuru has established a powerful and hidden short-wave radio station near his home. American ships have been attacked in that part of the Pacific with deadly effect.

Cast
Alan Baxter as David Bowman
Gertrude Michael as Toni Chase
Ernst Deutsch as Matsuru
Corinna Mura as Loti
Tom Seidel as Ens. Bailey
Billy Moya as Maui
Ray Bennett as Lt. Morgan
Dave O'Brien as U.S. Marine
Ann Staunton as Edie
Beal Wong as Japanese Radio Operator
Gil Frye as U.S. Radio Operator
Kent Thurber as Cmdr. McDonald

Directed by: Arthur Ripley
Screenplay by: Robert Chapin, Arthur Ripley
Story by: Edgar G. Ulmer
Produced by: Seymour Nebenzal
Cinematography: Jack Greenhalgh
Edited by: Holbrook N. Todd
Music by: Leo Erdody
Production Companies:

Atlantis Pictures
Producers Releasing Corporation
Distributed by: Producers Releasing Corporation
Release Date: July 22, 1942
Running Time: 64 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English