I Was An American Spy.
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Claire Fuentes is an American-born Filipina living in Manila and working as a cafe entertainer on the eve of the attack on Pearl Harbor. She marries an American soldier, Sgt. John Phillips, and with her husband, witnesses the Japanese invasion of the Philippines during the siege of Bataan. Phillips is code named "High Pockets" for her habit of stashing items in her brassiere. In 1951, she is awarded the Medal of Freedom on the recommendation of General Douglas MacArthur.
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- Cast
- Ann Dvorak
Complete catalog record
I WAS AN AMERICAN SPY. Allied Artists Productions, 1951. 85 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Based on the book, “Manila Espionage,” by Claire Phillips and Myron B. Goldsmith. © Allied Artists Productions, Inc.; 15Apr51; LP853.
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- Wikidata · Q14638649 ↗ — country
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