Three Stripes in the Sun

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Three Stripes in the Sun
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Directed by Richard Murphy
Written byAlbert Duffy
(adaptation)
Screenplay byRichard Murphy
Based on E.J. Kahn Jr.
(The New Yorker article The Gentle Wolfhound) [1]
Produced by Fred Kohlmar
Starring Aldo Ray
Philip Carey
Dick York
Cinematography Burnett Guffey
Edited by Charles Nelson
Music by George Duning
Production
company
Columbia Pictures
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date
  • November 23, 1955 (1955-11-23)(New York City)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Three Stripes in the Sun is a 1955 American war film directed by Richard Murphy and starring Aldo Ray, Philip Carey and Dick York.

Contents

It is based upon the true story of MSgt Hugh O'Reilly, who was stationed in Japan after World War II who falls for a local girl.

Plot

MSgt. 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

References

  1. Kahn, E.J. (1953-05-09). "A Reporter At Large -- The Gentle Wolfhound". The New Yorker . Retrieved 2021-03-02.