I Was An American Spy (1951)

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I Was an American Spy is a true story, based on a series of autobiographical Reader's Digest articles written by Claire Phillips. Ann Dvorak stars as Ms. Phillips, an American nightclub singer trapped in Singapore when the Japanese march in. Having lost her husband to the Bataan death march,… More I Was an American Spy is a true story, based on a series of autobiographical Reader's Digest articles written by Claire Phillips. Ann Dvorak stars as Ms. Phillips, an American nightclub singer trapped in Singapore when the Japanese march in. Having lost her husband to the Bataan death march, Phillips agrees to join an American secret agent (Gene Evans) in undermining the Japanese occupation troops. She is captured by the enemy, tortured, and sentenced to be shot, but is rescued at the last minute by her American contact. I Was an American Spy handles its more brutal scenes with a marked degree of tastefulness, thanks to the careful direction of Lesley Selander. Just as in their wartime movie appearances, Chinese actor Richard Loo and Korean actor Philip Ahn are eminently hissable as the Japanese villains. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 8 hr. 31 min.
Directed By: Lesley Selander
Genres: Mystery & Suspense, Drama

Studio: Warner Bros

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Cast

            Ann Dvorak as Claire Phillips

            Gene Evans as Boone

            Douglas Kennedy as John Phillips

            Richard Loo as Col. Masamoto

            Chabing as Lolita

            Philip Ahn as Capt. Arito

            Marya Marco as Fely

            Nadene Ashdown as Dian

            Lisa Ferraday as Dorothy

            Howard Chuman as Kamuri

            Fred Revelala as Zig Zag

            Lane Bradford as Driver

            Ángel de la Cruz as Mashito

            John Damler as Soldier

            Harold Fong
            
            Jerry Fujikawa
            
            Harry Hamada as Japanese Lieutenant

            Gil Herman as Lieutenant

            Riley Hill as Thompson

            Frank Jenks as Mac

            Eddie Lee as Japanese MP

            James B. Leong as Ho Sang

            Weaver Levy as Japanese Guard

            Leon Lontoc as Pacio

            Dennis Moore as Sgt. Borden

            Kane Nakano as Advance Guard

            Jack Reynolds as US Sergeant

            Richard H. Bartlett as American Soldier

            William Tannen as US Army Captain

            William Yip as Gen. Saito

            Leo Abbey as Torres

            Lai Kei Chung as Newsboy

            George Fields as Harmonica Player

            Bret Hamilton as GI

            Sojin Jr.
            
            Sun Li as Japanese Soldier

            Artarne Wong
            
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