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Joe Butterfly (1957)

★ 6.5/10 90 min Comedy United States English
Director: Jesse Hibbs
Streaming: Not available
The Uproarious Saga of Those Hilarious Heroes Who Took Tokyo in a Storm of Laughter with their Riotous Operation Kimono!

Description

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?

Top Cast

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

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