Two Yanks in Trinidad

Two Yanks in Trinidad
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGregory Ratoff
Written by
Produced bySamuel Bischoff
Starring
CinematographyPhilip Tannura
Edited byViola Lawrence
Music byJohn Leipold
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • March 26, 1942 (1942-03-26)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Two Yanks in Trinidad is a 1942 American comedy spy film directed by Gregory Ratoff and starring Pat O'Brien, Brian Donlevy and Janet Blair.[1]

The film was in production when Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese, leading to America's entry into World War II.[2]

Plot

Two gangsters have a fight over a woman, and separately decided to join the US Army. While stationed in Trinidad they join forces to thwart a plan by Nazi agents to smuggle oil out of the island.

Cast

References

  1. ^ "Two Yanks in Trinidad". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. afi.com. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  2. ^ Koszarski p.494

Bibliography

  • Koszarski, Richard. Hollywood on the Hudson: Film and Television in New York from Griffith to Sarnoff. Rutgers University Press, 2008.
  • Langman, Larry. Destination Hollywood: The Influence of Europeans on American Filmmaking. McFarland, 2000.


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