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Two Yanks in Trinidad
Two Yanks in Trinidad
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Gregory Ratoff
Written by	Sy Bartlett; Richard Carroll; Jack Henley; Harry Segall;
Produced by	Samuel Bischoff
Starring	Pat O'Brien; Brian Donlevy; Janet Blair; Roger Clark;
Cinematography	Philip Tannura
Edited by	Viola Lawrence
Music by	John Leipold
Production; company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	March 26, 1942;
Running time	84 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Two Yanks in Trinidad is a 1942 American comedy spy film directed by Gregory Ratoff and starring Pat O'Brien, Brian Donlevy and Janet Blair.^[1]

The film was in production when Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese, leading to America's entry into World War II.^[2]

Plot

Two gangsters have a fight over a woman, and separately decided to join the US Army. While stationed in Trinidad they join forces to thwart a plan by Nazi agents to smuggle oil out of the island.

Cast

Pat O'Brien as Tim Reardon
Brian Donlevy as Vince Barrows
Janet Blair as Patricia Dare
Roger Clark as James W. Buckingham III
Donald MacBride as Sgt. Valentine
John Emery as Chicago Hagen
Frank Jenks as Joe Scavenger
Frank Sully as Mike Paradise
Veda Ann Borg as Bubbles
Clyde Fillmore as Col. Powers
Dick Curtis as Sea Captain
Sig Arno as Maitre d'
Emory Parnell as Police Chief

References

^ "Two Yanks in Trinidad". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. afi.com. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
^ Koszarski p.494

Bibliography

Koszarski, Richard. Hollywood on the Hudson: Film and Television in New York from Griffith to Sarnoff. Rutgers University Press, 2008.
Langman, Larry. Destination Hollywood: The Influence of Europeans on American Filmmaking. McFarland, 2000.