Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo：Full Cast & Crew

Directed by

Mervyn LeRoy

Writing Credits

Dalton Trumbo
(screen play): Ted W. Lawson
(based on the book) (as Captain Ted W. Lawson) and: Bob Considine
(based on the book) (as Robert Considine): Max Morise
(french adaptation) (uncredited)

Cast

Van Johnson
Ted Lawson: Robert Walker
David Thatcher: Tim Murdock
Dean Davenport: Don DeFore
Charles McClure: Herbert Gunn
Bob Clever: Phyllis Thaxter
Ellen Lawson: Stephen McNally
'Doc' White: Spencer Tracy
Lieutenant Colonel James H. Doolittle: John R. Reilly
'Shorty' Manch: Robert Mitchum
Bob Gray: Scott McKay
Davey Jones: Donald Curtis
Lieut. Randall: Louis Jean Heydt
Lieut. Miller: William 'Bill' Phillips
Don Smith: Douglas Cowan
'Brick' Holstrom: Paul Langton
Captain 'Ski' York: Leon Ames
Lieut. Jurika: Bill Williams
Bud Felton: Robert Bice
'Jig' White: Hsin Kung
Dr. Chung: Benson Fong
Young Dr. Chung: Ching Wah Lee
Guerilla Charlie: Alan Napier
Mr. Parker: Ann Shoemaker
Mrs. Parker: Dorothy Morris
Jane: Jacqueline White
Emmy York: Selena Royle
Mrs. Reynolds: Dick Addison
Lieutenant: Morris Ankrum
Adm. William F. Halsey - Captain of the 'Hornet': Jack Arkin
Jitterbugger: Tom Avera
Pilot in Officers' Club: Steve Barclay
Pilot in Officers' Club: Carlyle Blackwell Jr.
Pilot Singer: Karin Booth
Girl in Officers' Club: Steve Brodie
MP Corporal: Ralph Brooke
Sailor: Hazel Brooks
Girl in Officers' Club: Lucille Casey
Girl in Officers' Club: Wally Cassell
Sailor: Luke Chan
Chinese Runner: Mary Chan
School Teacher: Spencer Chan
Townsman: Keye Chang
Chinese Officer: Lyle Clark
Pilot in Officers' Club: Eleanor Counts
Jitterbug: Elizabeth Dailey
Girl in Officers' Club: John Dehner
Lieutenant Commander: Myrna Dell
Girl in Officers' Club: Hal Derwin
Singer in Officers' Club: Natalie Draper
Girl in Officers' Club: Johnny Duncan
Jitterbugger: Blake Edwards
Lt. Smith's Crewman: Harold Fong
Captain of Patrol Boat: John Gannon
Lt. Smith's Crewman: Leatrice Joy Gilbert
Girl: Charles Gordon
Sgt. Williams: Genevieve Grazis
Jitterbugger: Eddie Hall
Joe: William O. Harbach
Man: Harry Hayden
Judge: Bill Healy
Eglin Captain: Shirlee Howard
Girl in Officers' Club: John James
Lt. Smith's Crewman: Virgil Johansen
Eglin Colonel: John Kellogg
C-47 Transport Pilot: Mike Killian
Sailor: Charles King Jr.
Sailor: Michael Knudsen
Pilot in Officers' Club: Michael Kostrick
Pilot in Officers' Club: Joan Lawrence
Girl in Officers' Club: Edith Leach
Girl: Martin Lowell
Pilot in Officers' Club: Ann Lundeen
Girl in Officers' Club: Bob MacLean
Pilot in Officers' Club: Peggy Maley
Girl in Officers' Club: Maurice Marks
Pilot: Jack McClendon
Dick Joyce: Beryl McCutcheon
Girl in Officers' Club: Bob McCutchin
Co-Pilot: Sybil Merritt
Girl in Officers' Club: Harlan Miller
Pilot in Officers' Club: Lorraine Miller
Girl in Officers' Club: Charles Mitchell
Pilot in Officers' Club: William Moss
Ship's Clerk: Noreen Nash
Girl in Officers' Club: Frances E. Neal
Girl in Officers' Club: Jay Norris
Hallmark: Moroni Olsen
General: Erin Selwyn
Girl in Officers' Club: Elaine Shepard
Girl in Officers' Club: Arthur Space
Deck Officer: Harold Sworland
Lieutenant: Bob Thom
Lieutenant Commander: Eugenia B. Thompson
Girl in Officers' Club: Brad Towne
Pilot in Officers' Club: Gordon Trigg
Bit Part: H.T. Tsiang
Wang Tsung: Joy Vahl
Jitterbugger: Peter Varney
Spike Henderson: Will Walls
Hoss Wyler: Richard Wang
Chinese Officer: Eve Whitney
Girl in Officers' Club: Kay Williams
Girl in Officers' Club: Wah Yee
Foo Ling

Produced by

Sam Zimbalist
producer

Music by

Herbert Stothart

Cinematography by

Harold Rosson
director of photography: Robert Surtees
director of photography

Editing by

Frank Sullivan
film editor

Art Direction by

Cedric Gibbons
: Paul Groesse

Set Decoration by

Edwin B. Willis
(set decorations)

Makeup Department

Jack Dawn
makeup creator

Production Management

William H. Cannon
unit manager (uncredited): Walter Strong
production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

William H. Cannon
second assistant director (uncredited): Russ Haverick
second assistant director (uncredited): Leo Pepin
second assistant director (uncredited): Harold Rosson
second unit director (uncredited): Wallace Worsley Jr.
assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Ralph S. Hurst
associate set decorator: George E. Lee
props (uncredited): Jack Martin Smith
assistant art director (uncredited): Frank Wesselhoff
painter (uncredited)

Sound Department

Douglas Shearer
recording director: Standish J. Lambert
re-recording and effects mixer (uncredited): Frank McKenzie
re-recording and effects mixer (uncredited): Robert Shirley
re-recording and effects mixer (uncredited): Newell Sparks
re-recording and effects mixer (uncredited): William Steinkamp
re-recording and effects mixer (uncredited): Michael Steinore
re-recording and effects mixer (uncredited): John A. Williams
re-recording and effects mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

A. Arnold Gillespie
special effects: Donald Jahraus
special effects: Warren Newcombe
special effects: Donald Jahraus
model maker (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

A. Lindsley Lane
second camera (uncredited): Robert Martin
second camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Kay Dean
associate costume supervisor: Irene
costume supervisor: Eugene Joseff
costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

Murray Cutter
orchestrator (uncredited): Wally Heglin
orchestrator (uncredited): Frederick Herbert
music mixer (uncredited): M.J. McLaughlin
music mixer (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Jimmy Garland
script clerk (uncredited): Virginia Garland
script clerk (uncredited)

Additional Crew

french voice dubbing: Douglas Cowan (uncredited): Gianfranco Bellini
french voice dubbing: Don DeFore (uncredited): Giorgio Capecchi
french voice dubbing: Paul Langton (uncredited): Jean-Henri Chambois
french voice dubbing: Robert Bice (uncredited): Robert Dalban
french voice dubbing: Ching Wah Lee (uncredited): Dean Davenport
technical advisor: Army Air Force (uncredited): Ky Duyen
french voice dubbing: Benson Fong (uncredited): Jacques Erwin
french voice dubbing: Alan Napier (uncredited): H. Allen Fairbanks
french voice dubbing: Donald Curtis (uncredited): Jacqueline Francell
french voice dubbing: Phyllis Thaxter (uncredited): Michel Gudin
french voice dubbing: Tim Murdock (uncredited): Ulric Guttinguer
french voice dubbing: Van Johnson (uncredited): Wei Fan Hsueh
technical advisor: Chinese sequence (uncredited): Georges Hubert
french voice dubbing: Arthur Space (uncredited): Ted W. Lawson
technical advisor (uncredited): Renata Marini
italian voice dubbing: Phyllis Thaxter (uncredited): Pierre Morin
french voice dubbing: Moroni Olsen (uncredited): Serge Nadaud
french voice dubbing: Spencer Tracy (uncredited): Nino Pavese
italian voice dubbing: Leon Ames (uncredited): Bruno Persa
italian voice dubbing: Robert Mitchum (uncredited): Giuseppe Rinaldi
italian voice dubbing: Van Johnson (uncredited): Paolo Stoppa
italian voice dubbing: Don DeFore (uncredited): Marc Valbel
french voice dubbing: Louis Jean Heydt (uncredited): Gaetano Verna
italian voice dubbing: Spencer Tracy (uncredited)