Three Stripes in the Sun
1955 American film directed by Richard Murphy
- November 23, 1955 (1955-11-23) (New York City)
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Three Stripes in the Sun is a 1955 American war film directed by Richard Murphy and starring Aldo Ray, Philip Carey and Dick York.
It is a story of an American sergeant stationed in Japan after World War II who falls for a local girl.
Plot
Sgt. Hugh O'Reilly and his friend, Cpl. "Nebby" Muhllendorf, are assigned to peacetime Osaka, Japan after the end of World War II. Still upset over his experiences at Pearl Harbor, O'Reilly unsuccessfully asks his colonel for a transfer.
O'Reilly's prejudices continue to surface, particularly when his wallet is missing and presumed stolen. After he finds a Japanese man with it, O'Reilly intends to seek retribution until he learns that the man runs an orphanage and was simply returning a wallet that he found.
O'Reilly and Nebby visit the orphanage and, moved by its impoverished conditions, donate money and food. O'Reilly also develops a romantic interest in a local girl, Yuko, but believes a future together would be difficult. He decides to break off contact with Yuko after the outbreak of conflict in Korea, but when he and Nebby are wounded and return to Japan, he and Yuko decide to try a life together in the United States.
Cast
- Aldo Ray as MSgt. Hugh O'Reilly
- Philip Carey as Col. William Shepherd (as Phil Carey)
- Dick York as Cpl. Nebby Muhlendorf
- Chuck Connors as Idaho Johnson
- Camille Janclaire as Sister Genevieve
- Hehachirô Ôkawa as Father Yoshida (as Heihachirô 'Henry' Ôkawa)
- Tatsuo Saitô as Konoya
- Tamao Nakamura as Satsumi
- Mitsuko Kimura as Yuko
References
- ^ Kahn, E.J. (1953-05-09). "A Reporter At Large -- The Gentle Wolfhound". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
External links
- Three Stripes in the Sun at IMDb
- Three Stripes in the Sun at the TCM Movie Database
- O'Reilly's Orphanage' (Review of this film) at The New York Times
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