| Location |
RHC |
| Item Call Number |
DVD RH 0011 |
| Status |
Available |
| Barcode |
17226 |
| Title Statement |
- Title - "I was an American Spy" [videorecording] /
- Statement of responsibility, etc - screenplay by Sam Roeca ; produced by David Diamond ; directed by Lesley Selander
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| Publication, Distribution, Etc. (imprint) |
- Place of publication, distribution, etc - Burbank, CA. :
- Name of publisher, distributor, etc - Warner Home Video,
- Date of publication, distribution, etc - ©1951, 1979, 2009
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| Physical Description |
- Extent - 1 videodisc (85 min.) :
- Other physical details - sd., b&w ;
- Dimensions - 4 3/4 in.
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| Playing Time |
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| General Note |
- General note - An Allied Artists picture starring Ann Dvorak, Gene Evans with Douglas Kennedy, Richard Loo, Lisa Ferraday, Philip Ahn
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| Summary, Etc. |
- Summary, etc - "This beautiful soldier carries a lipstick instead of a gun! One of World War II's most incredible true tales -- that of Claire Philips, America's own Mata Hari -- comes to life in this riveting screen saga. In the Philippine jungles, club singer Claire hastily marries a GI, only to see him cut down by attacking Japanese troops. Rescued by underground US guerillas, she's inspired to get revenge in a most unusual manner -- by opening up a ritzy Manila nightclub. The joint's high-ranking enemy patrons know Claire as svelte Madame Tsubaki, while the Yanks code-name her "High Pockets" for stashing enemy intel in her décolletage. After smuggling valuable Axis secrets and supplies, she's discovered -- and sentenced to die at dawn! Ann Dvorak (from the original Scarface) lights up the screen with glamour and sheer guts in this timeless tale of dauntless female heroism."
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| Subject Topical Term |
- Topical term or geographic name as entry element - World War, 1939-1945
- General subdivision - Drama
- Topical term or geographic name as entry element - War widows
- General subdivision - Drama
- Topical term or geographic name as entry element - Espionage
- General subdivision - Drama
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| Personal Name |
- Personal name - Selander, Lesley
- Relator term - director
- Personal name - Diamond, David
- Relator term - producer
- Personal name - Roeca, Sam
- Relator term - screenplay
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