Sixteen b25s bombed industrial targets in japan at close range. Thirty seconds over tokyo 1943 hardcover january 1, 1943 by captain ted w. This book is an eyewitness account of the 1942 dolittle raid over tokyo. Doolittles bombing raid, the first to be made on japan, took place on april 18, 1942. After the attack on pearl harbor, he volunteered for a secret mission that evolved into the raid on tokyo in april 1942. Thirty seconds over tokyo by ted w lawson, paperback. Van johnson had been in a serious car wreck while filming a guy named joe 1943. Free shipping get free shipping free 58 day shipping within the. I am sending a picture made in 1943taken at the time of my fathers funeral. Thirty seconds over tokyo subtitled, standard screen on. As the only firsthand account by a doolittle raider, not to mention a source of previously classified details about the daring raid, it became an immediate bestseller.
Youtube thirty seconds over tokyo part 1 heres a link to watch part i of the famous film, based on capt. In the case of this 1943 jefferson nickel, a coin intended to be. Robert mitchum appeared with van johnson in thirty seconds over tokyo 1944, about doolittles raiders. The book and movie cover the planning, preparation, execution, and aftermath of the raid from the perspective of one of the participants. Publication date 1944 topics japan, b25 bombers, tokyo. The screenplay by dalton trumbo is based on the 1943 book of the same name by captain ted w.
Thirty seconds over tokyo and thirty minutes over oregon. Bombardier 1943 and thirty seconds over tokyo 1944, the latter being the most accurate and least fictionalized of the four. Doolittles copilot during the historic doolittle raid on april 18, 1942, immortalized in the. These socalled war nickels dont contain any nickel because it was needed for the war effort. The amazingly detailed true story of the doolittle raid based on the novel of the same name ever since i first saw this film when i was about 12 years old ive wanted to buzz san franciscos oakland bay bridge in a b25. The mission was a success and captain lawsons plane bombed its assigned targets in just 30 seconds. Thirty seconds over tokyo dvd 1944 warner home video. Ted lawson van johnson, who has a pregnant wife at home, crashlands in the sea off.
It is a grim reminder of what war in the pacific means in terms of blood, sweat, toil and tears. Although the film dwelt heavily on lawsons relationship with his wife, spencer tracys. See all 32 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Instead theyre made of silver, copper, and manganese. Lawson and the rest of the men, including actors robert walker, don defore and young robert mitchum, train for the mission and then drop bombs on tokyo. Lawson book, thirty seconds over tokyo, was first published in colliers between 22 may and 26 jun 1943. The film thirty seconds over tokyo was based on the autobiography, and shown through the perspective, of captain ted w. Thirty seconds over tokyo 1944 ruptured duck youtube. It was like being slugged with a single punch in a dark room, and having no way of knowing where to slug back. Sweetheart of all my dreams by art fitch, kay fitch, bert lowe. Lawsons classic thirty seconds over tokyo appears in an enhanced reprint edition on the sixtieth anniversary of the doolittle raid on japan. Thirty seconds over tokyo and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The raiders came in at treetop or waterlevel all the way from the carrier into tokyo bay, hopping over the hills. Thirty seconds over tokyo, american war film, released in 1944, that depicted the u.
Ted lawsons book of the month club selection thirty seconds over tokyo. Sweetheart of all my dreams, i love you i love you i love you from the film. The four movies the first three considered fictionalized are destination tokyo 1943. Thirty seconds over tokyo 1944 plot summary 4 in the wake of pearl harbor, a young lieutenant leaves his expectant wife to volunteer for a secret bombing mission which will take the war to the japanese homeland. It also marked the first time that landbased planes had taken off from a navy carrier. Thirty seconds over tokyo is a 1944 american war film produced by metro goldwynmayer. In four nights and two days in the mayflower hotel in washington, d. It was my fathers book and once i started reading it, i was hooked. Thirty seconds over tokyo, landmark 35 by lawson, capt. Thirty seconds over tokyo film by leroy 1944 britannica.
I had always heard of it and finally decided to read it. Lawson book, thirty seconds over tokyo, was first published in colliers between 22 may and 26 june 1943. This book, written in 1943, is an oldie but a goodie. Thirty seconds over tokyo was made in 1944 during world war ii. Thirty seconds over tokyo in memorium march 10, 1945 fc 84. Some of this, though, is truth in television see japanese culture though the avantgarde rock band pere ubu has a song with the same name, the term thirty seconds over tokyo actually refers to the 1944 film of the same name. Thirty seconds over tokyo is a tightly focused yarn about ted lawsons participation in the doolittle raid. Many are forced to land on japanese soil, but capt. Thirty seconds over tokyo, american war film, released in 1944, that depicted. The true story about dolittles raid on tokyo after the attack on pearl harbor.
Lawson played in the film by van johnson, an aircraft commander during the doolittle raid who lost a leg when his b25 crashed in china. The story follows van johnson playing reallife soldier ted lawson. Doolittles, bombing raid over tokyo during an early part of the ww ii. Doolittles bombing raid, the first to be made on japan, took place on 18 apr 1942. Doolittle thirty seconds over tokyo raid 71 years later. Lawson, a pilot involved in the mission the world war ii film centres on lieut. Lawson was a pilot on the historic doolittle raid, americas first retaliatory air strike against japan, four months after the december 7, 1941, japanese attack on pearl harbor. The amazingly detailed true story of the doolittle raid based on the.
Random house published his account of the raid, thirty seconds over tokyo, in 1943. For the final half of thirty seconds over tokyo, after johnsons plane crashes in china, they simply let the real scars show rather than adding fake scars. Lawson subsequently served as a technical adviser to mgm during the making of the popular wartime movie based on his book. Doolittle and his men stage a successful attack on tokyo, but most pilots run out of fuel while returning from the raid. The screenplay by dalton trumbo was based on the 1943 book of the same name, written by captain ted w. A japanese pilots world war ii story, out 10918, explains the connection. Mervyn leroy directed thirty seconds over tokyo and sam zimbalist produced the film. Watch thirty seconds over tokyo online stream full movie. When they got to the target points, just before dropping the bombs, they hopped up to 1500 feet above sea level, opened the. Thirty seconds over tokyo has been added to your cart add to cart. Free shipping get free shipping free 58 day shipping within the u.
Thirty seconds over tokyo a robert mitchum centenary. Coaxing a hulking mitchell b25 into the sky from a short, 500foot carrier runway on a bouncing. If theres something not right about a coin you found, more than likely there is something about it that needs further research. In both the book and the film, lawson gives an eyewitness account of the training. I love you i love you i love you sweetheart of all my dreams from thirty seconds over tokyo, a metrogoldwinmayer picture, screen play by dalton trumbo, based on book and colliers story by capt. Thirty seconds over tokyo 1944 attack tokyo days after pearl harbor duration. Bob considine this is a firsthand account of the doolitle raid over tokyo in 1942 the secret preparations, the raid itself and the almost unbelievable adventures of the airmen in the weeks that followed. The screenplay by dalton trumbo was based on the 1943 book of the same name by captain ted w. Directed by mervyn leroy army major ted lawsons autobiographical book of the same name cowritten with bob considine was turned into this above average world war ii drama which details the james doolittleled first bombing of japan after pearl harbor by screenwriter dalton trumbo. Thirty seconds over tokyo captain by captain ted w. Thirty seconds over tokyo is a 1944 american war film produced by metrogoldwynmayer. In january 1943, lawson and newspaper columnist bob considine decided to write a book about the mission, entitled thirty seconds over tokyo. Considine soon obtained a book contract for thirty seconds over tokyo, but the manuscript was prohibited for release by the war department until april 1943. That film, a history of the doolittle raid, does not actually feature this trope.
I earned a nickel every time i brought a letter from my brother from the post office. With spencer tracy, van johnson, robert walker, tim murdock. Written by dalton trumbo, the movie was based on the 1943 memoir by capt. I truly believe that my interest in aviation came from this reading. Thirty seconds over tokyo 1943 nodust for sale online. It was a president roosevelts project, not to do any significant damage to.
What is the value of a 1942 1943 and 1944 nickel answers. After pearl harbor, america seemed to have lost the war before it had begun. Theres a passage in his book of the same name in which he said, we only spent thirty seconds over tokyo. By the way, take my sons lead and read nathan hales raid of no return. Thirty seconds over tokyo on april 18, 1942, courageous men, five to each of 16 twinengine b25 bombers, flew from the us aircraft carrier hornet to drop bombs on tokyo and nagoya, japan. The topsecret world war ii mission that sent americas hopes soaring. Lawson writes, was that there was no tangible enemy. Lawson flew the ruptured duck in the famous doolittle raid. In competition with an extraordinary record of topnotch reporting, this personal record of the doolittle raid over tokyo stands out as one of the most stirring of them all.