During World War II, a young lieutenant enlists for a dangerous bombing mission over Tokyo, leaving his pregnant wife at home.
I'm not a particular fan of war films, but this is entertaining enough. Van Johnson is good in the lead, while Robert Walker does his naive soldier bit he'd did the year earlier in Bataan. Spencer Tracy plays Doolittle, while a young Robert Mitchum is another of the pilots.
The script is dull in places. It's overlong, and it's take well over an hour for the pilots to get on the aircraft arrive to Japan. The actual bombing raid on Tokyo is extremely well done, with spectacular Oscar winning special effects. Unfortunately it's all over in thirty seconds, but it's by far the most interesting part of the film. The rest of the film is forgettable stuff about the pilots escaping in China. Overall, an entertaining film, if nothing spectacular.
I'm not a particular fan of war films, but this is entertaining enough. Van Johnson is good in the lead, while Robert Walker does his naive soldier bit he'd did the year earlier in Bataan. Spencer Tracy plays Doolittle, while a young Robert Mitchum is another of the pilots.
The script is dull in places. It's overlong, and it's take well over an hour for the pilots to get on the aircraft arrive to Japan. The actual bombing raid on Tokyo is extremely well done, with spectacular Oscar winning special effects. Unfortunately it's all over in thirty seconds, but it's by far the most interesting part of the film. The rest of the film is forgettable stuff about the pilots escaping in China. Overall, an entertaining film, if nothing spectacular.