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Tokyo Joe Overview:

Tokyo Joe (1949) was a Drama - Thriller/Suspense Film directed by Stuart Heisler and produced by Robert Lord and Henry S. Kesler .

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Tokyo Joe – 1949

By Bogart Fan on Mar 2, 2014 From The Bogie Film Blog

My Review —Believe the (Poor) Hype—  Your Bogie Film Fix:  out of 5 Bogies! Director:  Stuart Heisler The Lowdown An American (Bogart) returns to Tokyo after World War II to pick up the pieces of his broken marriage and his former nightclub, the ‘Tokyo Joe.’ What I Thought Unfort... Read full article

Tokyo Joe (1949)

By Angela on Aug 2, 2013 From Hollywood Revue

Before World War II, American Joe Barrett (Humphrey Bogart) adopted Tokyo as his hometown.  He ran a gambling joint called Tokyo Joe’s and was married to Trina (Florence Marly), but when the war broke out, he fought with the Americans.  After the war, Joe returns to Tokyo to re-open his club... Read full article

Tokyo Joe (Stuart Heisler, 1949)

By Judy on Aug 2, 2013 From Movie Classics

The shadow of Casablanca hangs heavy over Tokyo Joe, as Bogart attempts to recapture the mood of his most famous romance in a drama made by his own production company, Santana. Once again, Bogart plays an expat nightclub owner, this time wandering through the battered landscape of post-war Tokyo. An... Read full article

Tokyo Joe (1949).

By Dawn on Jun 18, 2011 From Noir and Chick Flicks

Tokyo Joe (1949). Directed by Stuart Heisler from a story by Steve Fisher, adapted by Walter Doniger. Cast:Humphrey Bogart, Florence Marly and Sessue Hayakawa. This was Heisler's first of two features starring Bogart, the other was, Chain Lightning (1950). The story begins when, Joe Barrett, return... Read full article

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Tokyo Joe Quotes:

Photo sergeant: [taking a photograph] Stand as close to the bar as you can, sir.
Joseph 'Joe' Barrett: That's been one of my troubles.
Photo sergeant: What's that, sir?
Joseph 'Joe' Barrett: I, uh...
[pause]
Joseph 'Joe' Barrett: Skip it.
Joseph 'Joe' Barrett: First I fly the seat off my pants, and then they repossess the pants.
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Tokyo Joe Facts
This was the first movie allowed to film in post-war Japan.
SCAP, an acronym used several times in the movie, stood for "Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers." This was not only the title given to Gen. Douglas MacArthur, head of the Occupation forces, but was also used to refer to the offices of the Occupation - a staff of several hundred U.S. civil servants as well as military personnel who administered the Occupation of Japan.
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