Betrayal from the East

Adaptation byAubrey Wisberg Based onBetrayal from the East
by Alan HyndProduced byHerman SchlomStarringCinematographyRussell MettyEdited byDuncan MansfieldMusic byRoy WebbDistributed byRKO Radio Pictures82 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Betrayal from the East is a 1945 American spy drama film starring Lee Tracy and Nancy Kelly. The film was directed by William A. Berke and based on the book Betrayal from the East: The Inside Story of Japanese Spies in America by Alan Hynd. The supporting cast features Richard Loo, Regis Toomey, Philip Ahn, Victor Sen Yung, Jason Robards Sr. and Drew Pearson.

Plot

An American is recruited by a Japanese spy ring operating in the United States, prior to the country's entry into World War II.

Cast

• Lee Tracy as Eddie Carter
• Nancy Kelly as Peggy Harrison
• Richard Loo as Lieutenant Commander Toshio Miyazaki, alias Tani
• Regis Toomey as Agent Posing as "Sergeant Jimmy Scott"
• Abner Biberman as Yamato
• Philip Ahn as Kato
• Addison Richards as Captain Bates, G-2
• Bruce Edwards as Purdy, G-2 Agent
• Hugh Ho Chang as Mr. Araki (billed as Hugh Hoo)
• Victor Sen Yung as Omaya (billed as Sen Young)
• Roland Varno as Kurt Guenther
• Louis Jean Heydt as Jack Marsden
• Jason Robards Sr. as Charlie Hildebrand (billed as Jason Robards)
• Drew Pearson as himself

See also

• Across the Pacific, a similar 1942 film starring Humphrey Bogart

External links

• Betrayal from the East at IMDb
• Betrayal from the East at the TCM Movie Database