My Review —Believe the (Poor) Hype— Your Bogie Film Fix: out of 5 Bogies! Director: Stuart Heisler The Lowdown An American (Bogart) returns to Tokyo after World War II to pick up the pieces of his broken marriage and his former nightclub, the ‘Tokyo Joe.’ What I Thought Unfortunately read more
Before World War II, American Joe Barrett (Humphrey Bogart) adopted Tokyo as his hometown. He ran a gambling joint called Tokyo Joe’s and was married to Trina (Florence Marly), but when the war broke out, he fought with the Americans. After the war, Joe returns to Tokyo to re-open his club read more
The shadow of Casablanca hangs heavy over Tokyo Joe, as Bogart attempts to recapture the mood of his most famous romance in a drama made by his own production company, Santana. Once again, Bogart plays an expat nightclub owner, this time wandering through the battered landscape of post-war Tokyo. An read more
Tokyo Joe (1949). Directed by Stuart Heisler from a story by Steve Fisher, adapted by Walter Doniger. Cast:Humphrey Bogart, Florence Marly and Sessue Hayakawa. This was Heisler's first of two features starring Bogart, the other was, Chain Lightning (1950).
The story begins when, Joe Barrett, retu read more
