Joe Butterfly - 1957

The staff of "Yank" magazine are among the first American troops into Tokyo after the Japanese surrender. Their mission: produce an issue of the magazine...in three days. To accomplish the seeming impossible, they reluctantly enlist the aid of black marketeer and arch-conniver Joe Butterfly, who sets them up in a palatial private mansion, complete with lovely daughter -- strictly against regulations. How much trouble can our heroes talk their way out of?

90min
1957
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating5.9/10

Cast

Burgess Meredith profile pictureBurgess MeredithJoe Butterfly
Audie Murphy profile pictureAudie MurphyPvt. Joe Woodley
George Nader profile pictureGeorge NaderSgt. Ed Kennedy
Keenan Wynn profile pictureKeenan WynnHarold Hathaway
Fred Clark profile pictureFred ClarkCol. E.E. Fuller
John Agar profile pictureJohn AgarSgt. Dick Mason
Charles McGraw profile pictureCharles McGrawSgt. Jim McNulty
Reiko Higa profile pictureReiko HigaFalse Tokyo Rose
Herbert Anderson profile pictureHerbert AndersonMaj. Ferguson
Eddie Firestone profile pictureEddie FirestoneSgt. Oscar Hulick
Frank Chase profile pictureFrank ChaseYeo. Saul Bernheim
Harold Goodwin profile pictureHarold GoodwinCol. Hopper

About Joe Butterfly

Joe Butterfly Overview

The staff of "Yank" magazine are among the first American troops into Tokyo after the Japanese surrender. Their mission: produce an issue of the magazine...in three days. To accomplish the seeming impossible, they reluctantly enlist the aid of black marketeer and arch-conniver Joe Butterfly, who sets them up in a palatial private mansion, complete with lovely daughter -- strictly against regulations. How much trouble can our heroes talk their way out of?

Runtime: 90min

Extra details

Original Title: Joe Butterfly
Original Language: English
Directed By: Jesse Hibbs
Production Companies
Universal International Pictures