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Joe Butterfly (1957)

The Uproarious Saga of Those Hilarious Heroes Who Took Tokyo in a Storm of Laughter with their Riotous Operation Kimono!

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 1H 30M

Director : Jesse Hibbs

Synopsis

The staff of "Yank" magazine are among the first American troops into Tokyo after the Japanese surrender. Their mission: produce an issue of the magazine...in three days. To accomplish the seeming impossible, they reluctantly enlist the aid of black marketeer and arch-conniver Joe Butterfly, who sets them up in a palatial private mansion, complete with lovely daughter -- strictly against regulations. How much trouble can our heroes talk their way out of?

Actors

Burgess Meredith
Burgess Meredith
Joe Butterfly
Audie Murphy
Audie Murphy
Pvt. Joe Woodley
George Nader
George Nader
Sgt. Ed Kennedy
Keenan Wynn
Keenan Wynn
Harold Hathaway
Keiko Shima
Keiko Shima
Chieko
Fred Clark
Fred Clark
Col. E.E. Fuller
John Agar
John Agar
Sgt. Dick Mason
Charles McGraw
Charles McGraw
Sgt. Jim McNulty
Shinpei Shimazaki
Shinpei Shimazaki
Boku
Reiko Higa
Reiko Higa
False Tokyo Rose
Tatsuo Saitō
Tatsuo Saitō
Sakayama
Chizu Shimazaki
Chizu Shimazaki
Mother
Herbert Anderson
Herbert Anderson
Maj. Ferguson
Eddie Firestone
Eddie Firestone
Sgt. Oscar Hulick
Frank Chase
Frank Chase
Yeo. Saul Bernheim
Harold Goodwin
Harold Goodwin
Col. Hopper
Willard W. Willingham
Willard W. Willingham
Soldier
Al Ricketts
Al Ricketts
Reporter (uncredited)

Crews

Jesse Hibbs
Jesse Hibbs
Director
Sy Gomberg
Sy Gomberg
Writer
Marion Hargrove
Marion Hargrove
Writer
Jack Ruge
Jack Ruge
Theatre Play
Jack Sher
Jack Sher
Writer
Evan Wylie
Evan Wylie
Theatre Play
Milton Carruth
Milton Carruth
Editor
Aaron Rosenberg
Aaron Rosenberg
Producer
Irving Glassberg
Irving Glassberg
Director of Photography

Posters and backgrounds

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