Now, "Betrayal from the East" not only kills off both Peggy (she dies in a sauna bath) but also the chief Japanese villain (Chinese actor Richard Loo) kills Eddie just as G-2 breaks down the door. An American is recruited by a Japanese spy ring operating in the United States prior to the country's entry into World War II. Was this review helpful? Can not find it on DVD. 4 out of 5 found this helpful. The most surprising thing about Betrayal From The East is that Drew Pearson put his time to it. Unfortunately, the scenarists have written Eddie as a dim-witted idiot who finds himself in over his head and makes virtually every mistake that can be made. Betrayal from the East Betrayal from the East is a 1945 spy film starring Lee Tracy and Nancy Kelly. Was this review helpful?

Lee Tracy (Eddie Carter),"High Tide",'47, was a former Army soldier and was a wheel and dealer. Know Betrayal from the East 1945 picture review, casting, box office data, awards, director, actress, characters, release datebr. Cast; Crew; Details; Genres; Cast . See high school TV and movie icons then and now, from "Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site?

Was this review helpful? 4 out of 6 found this helpful. They are Sneaky, Barbarous, and have a lot of Cash to Pay Americans if Only They would Betray Their Country. Meanwhile, the Japanese villains are portrayed as experts and nothing is too devious for them. "Betrayal from the East" is the kind of Hollywood propaganda that the studios churned out to the chagrin of the U.S. Office of War Information (O.W.I.) Cmdr. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. In post war America Pearson was one of the earliest and most consistent critics of Senator Joseph McCarthy and the brand of right wing conspiracies he was peddling. Just before World War II, Japan plants a network of spies and saboteurs in California. This movie had Lee Tracy, Nancy Kelly in the lead roles of the film. Was this review helpful to you? Lee Tracy reminds of a fit WC Fields; he looks and talks like him, acts like, but is nowhere nearly as funny. However, his love of country forced him to work against Japanese spies like Richard Loo,(Lt. 7 out of 7 found this helpful. Eddie is down on his luck and working as an announcer in a tacky fair sideshow and he agrees to help them for a big payday. Before they set out for Panama, they show him what they do to double agents. Peggy blows her cover when she warns Eddie about a plot to murder him by his Japanese employers. The Japanese pay his expenses on the way south to the canal. An American is recruited by a Japanese spy ring operating in the United States prior to the country's entry into World War II. Along the way, the clothing designer Peggy Harrison (Nancy Kelly of "Tarzan's Desert Mystery") falls in love with Eddie and stages her own death to protect from the Japanese. When "Betrayal from the East" begins, it claims that the story is based on fact. That's when carnival barker Eddie (Lee Tracy of "Bombshell") finds himself lured into the story.
Synopsis by Hal Erickson With famed journalist Drew Pearson appearing in the film's prologue and epilogue, it was easy in 1945 to confuse Betrayal from the East with Real Life. Was this review helpful?

Yes, Eddie is so incredibly cretinous that he does things that a four-year old would never do when he tries to outwit the Japanese. Lee Tracy is once again cast as a seemingly disreputable type with a heart of gold, in this case an expatriate ex-GI named Eddie. In America, Japanese secret agent Kato approaches former soldier Eddie Carter to recruit him to report back the details of the Panama Canal. This takes him oversees where he was to be a patsy, but ends up a hero instead. Philip Ahn plays Kato, a role that will be revived by another actor alongside of Peter Sellers in the Pink Panther series. The movie 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. Not recommended. 1 out of 1 found this helpful. When "Betrayal from the East" begins, it claims that the story is based on fact. Based on the 1943 block-buster book "Betrayal from the East" by Alan Hynd the movie shows how closed we, the USA, was in being taken over from within. Agent Kato, seeking secrets of the Panama canal, recruits carnival barker Eddie Carter, who was there in the army. "Betrayal from the East" is the kind of Hollywood propaganda that the studios churned out to the chagrin of the U.S. Office of War Information (O.W.I.) Although he has made a deal with the Japanese, Eddie goes to G-2 and they reveal that they have been tailing him the entire time. Was this review helpful? Lee Tracy Nancy Kelly Richard Loo Regis Toomey Abner Biberman Philip Ahn Addison Richards Bruce Edwards Hugh Ho … When Eddie reaches the Canal Zone, he meets with an Army sergeant (Regis Toomey) who is impersonating the Eddie's fictitious friend and they arrange to pass the Japanese false, out-of-date Canal Zone defense plans.
Synopsis BOLD ADVENTURE OF A DESPERATE FOE! during World War II that painted the Japanese as double-crossing, back-stabbing dastards. Other than that, this film has no socially redeeming value whatsoever, especially the fake news at the beginning and end by the exploitative Drew Pearson, an overpuffed newspaper reporter. 0 out of 2 found this helpful. It seems that the wily Japanese want information about the Panama Canal so that they can shut down the canal and prevent the U.S. from shipping men, munitions, and ships through this important point. Was this review helpful? Despite the threat of torture and execution, our intrepid hero decides to play along with the Japanese. A carnival showman tries to keep Japanese spies from sabotaging the Panama Canal. User Ratings: Betrayal from the East. When RKO released "Betrayal from the East," World War II was into its waning days.


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