Betrayal from the East

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.

Betrayal from the East
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Directed by	William A. Berke
Screenplay by	Kenneth Gamet Aubrey Wisberg
Adaptation by	Aubrey Wisberg
Based on	Betrayal from the East by Alan Hynd
Produced by	Herman Schlom
Starring	Lee Tracy Nancy Kelly Richard Loo Regis Toomey Philip Ahn Victor Sen Yung Jason Robards Sr. Drew Pearson
Cinematography	Russell Metty
Edited by	Duncan Mansfield
Music by	Roy Webb
Production company	RKO Radio Pictures
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release date	April 24, 1945 (1945-04-24)
Running time	82 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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