Three Stripes in the Sun

Three Stripes in the Sun
Directed by	Richard Murphy
Written by	Albert Duffy (adaptation)
Screenplay by	Richard 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
Country	United States
Language	English

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 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

• 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

1. 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