Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

1944 American film by Mervyn LeRoy
Movie film Q1258295
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
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Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

Summary

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (468 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo received the Academy Award for Best Special Effects[3].
  • Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4].
  • Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo's instance of is recorded as film[5].
  • Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo was directed by Mervyn LeRoy[6].
  • Dalton Trumbo wrote the screenplay for Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo[7].
  • Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo's composer is recorded as Herbert Stothart[8].
  • Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo's genre is war film[9].
  • Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo's genre is drama film[10].
  • A cast member of Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo was Van Johnson[11].
  • A cast member of Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo was Robert Walker[12].
  • A cast member of Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo was Spencer Tracy[13].
  • A cast member of Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo was Don DeFore[14].
  • A cast member of Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo was Phyllis Thaxter[15].
  • A cast member of Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo was Stephen McNally[16].
  • A cast member of Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo was Robert Mitchum[17].
  • A cast member of Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo was Leon Ames[18].
  • A cast member of Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo was Benson Fong[19].
  • A cast member of Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo was Alan Napier[20].
  • A cast member of Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo was Hazel Brooks[21].
  • A cast member of Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo was Dorothy Morris[22].
  • A cast member of Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo was Paul Langton[23].
  • A cast member of Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo was Robert Bice[24].
  • A cast member of Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo was Ann Shoemaker[25].
  • A cast member of Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo was Bill Williams[26].
  • A cast member of Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo was Donald Curtis[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo was produced by Sam Zimbalist[28]. It was directed by Mervyn LeRoy[6]. Dalton Trumbo wrote the screenplay for it[7]. Cast members include Van Johnson[11], Robert Walker[12], Spencer Tracy[13], Don DeFore[14], Phyllis Thaxter[15], and Stephen McNally[16].

Publication

Publication dates include +1944-01-01T00:00:00Z[29] and +1944-11-15T00:00:00Z[30]. The original language of Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo was English[31]. Genres include war film[9] and drama film[10]. It was distributed by video on demand[32].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include aviation[33] and World War II[34].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Special Effects[3], an award for best special effects[35] and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4], a film award[36], in United States[37], founded in 1929[38]. Reviews include 7/10[39] and 100%[40].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo include Thirty Minutes over Tokyo[41], an animated series episode[42], directed by Jim Reardon[43].

Why It Matters

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (468 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

Entities named for it include Thirty Minutes over Tokyo[41], an animated series episode[42], directed by Jim Reardon[43].

FAQs

What awards did Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Special Effects[3] and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4].

References

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  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  24. [28] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  27. [31] . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . wikidata.org.
  29. [39] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [40] . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [41] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · Schemathings · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Color black-and-white
    Set in environment airplane, aircraft, aircraft carrier
    Cast member Van Johnson, Robert Walker, Spencer Tracy +19
    Nominated for Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White, Academy Award for Best Special Effects
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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