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Little Tokyo, U.S.A.

19421h 4mOtto Brower
IMDb 5.1

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"SHOCKING! DARING!"

Filmed in the months immediately following Pearl Harbor, 20th Century-Fox's Little Tokyo USA is 63 minutes' worth of speculation about prewar Japanese espionage activities. Los Angeles cop Preston Foster suspects that there's dirty work afoot in the city's Japanese community, but no one will believe him except for intrepid girl reporter Brenda Joyce. When the spies frame Foster on a trumped-up murder charge, Joyce does a little detective work herself. The enemy agents are rounded up just before they can do any real damage. Because of its strident insistence that most (if not all) Japanese-American citizens were secretly loyal to the Rising Sun, Little Tokyo USA is seldom seen these days.

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What is Little Tokyo, U.S.A. (1942) about?

Filmed in the months immediately following Pearl Harbor, 20th Century-Fox's Little Tokyo USA is 63 minutes' worth of speculation about prewar Japanese espionage activities. Los Angeles cop Preston Foster suspects that there's dirty work afoot in the city's Japanese community, but no one will believe him except for intrepid girl reporter Brenda Joyce. When the spies frame Foster on a trumped-up…

Who stars in Little Tokyo, U.S.A.?

Little Tokyo, U.S.A. stars Preston Foster (Michael Steele), Brenda Joyce (Maris Hanover), Harold Huber (Ito Takimura), Donald Douglas (Hendricks), June Duprez (Teru). The film was directed by Otto Brower.

How long is Little Tokyo, U.S.A.?

Little Tokyo, U.S.A. has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1942.

Is Little Tokyo, U.S.A. worth watching?

Little Tokyo, U.S.A. holds an IMDb rating of 5.1/10. Fans of Action, Drama are most likely to enjoy it — TasteRay can tell you how well it matches your personal taste.

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