Where to Watch
Region
Apple TV Store
Rent from
$2.99
Apple TV Store
Buy from
$9.99
Amazon Video
Rent from
$2.99
Amazon Video
Buy from
$9.99
TCM
Stream included
HD
Included
See all 9 options →
Prices last updated September 25, 2026. Pricing and availability may vary by region.
powered by JustWatch
About
Soon after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, cynical former newspaper correspondent John Royer devises a scheme with his old editor and government agents to return to the Far East and smuggle out a vast amount of rubber for the war effort. Demanding the freedom and company of his ex-friend, Carnahan, whom he betrayed in an exposé years earlier, Royer sails off into the hands of the Japanese with a motley crew, gold, and the promise of covert government aid.
Theatrical
Dec 27, 1949
Keywords
world war ii
mercenary
secret mission
release from prison
alcatraz prison
japanese occupation
reporter
double cross
river patrol
pacific theater
southeast asia
japanese army
malaya
war effort
naval warfare
wartime profiteers
1940s
newspaper columnist
rubber
pt boats
industrial espionage
american journalist
plantation owner
Latest
See all
Movie News
Cast
Full credits →S
Spencer Tracy
Carnaghan
J
James Stewart
John Royer
V
Valentina Cortese
Luana
S
Sydney Greenstreet
The Dutchman
J
John Hodiak
Kellar
L
Lionel Barrymore
John Manchester
G
Gilbert Roland
Romano
R
Roland Winters
Bruno Gruber
R
Richard Loo
Colonel Genichi Tomura
I
Ian MacDonald
Carlos Tassuma
T
Tom Helmore
Matisson
D
DeForest Kelley
Lt. Glenson (uncredited)
F
Frank Wilcox
Naval Officer with Businessmen (uncredited)
R
Robert B. Williams
Army Sergeant (uncredited)
D
David Fresco
Barracuda Ed (uncredited)
