I Was an American Spy

"The startling TRUE story of America's "Mata Hari" of the South Pacific!"

Apr 14 1951 Approved 1h 25m
Biography, Drama, War

An American nightclub singer in 1940's Singapore becomes a spy for America in an effort to get back at the invading Japanese army. Based on a true story.

Plot

Begins in documentary style when U. S. Army General Mark Clark authenticates Claire Phillips' adventures and achievements, as an American citizen who rendered invaluable services to her country in Manila during the Japanese occupation, and at the end, when she is presented a medal by a Presidential representative: Claire Phillips, a café entertainer in Manila, marries a U.S. soldier on December 8, 1941, after the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese, and when he is killed fighting the Japanese invasion of the Phillipines, she returns to her calling as a means of obtaining and transmitting to the American and Filipino guerillas information, supplies and services which the Filipino underground uses in its aid to the Allied forces fighting the Japanese invaders. She has narrow escapes from detection and detention, until she is finally exposed as a spy, arrested, convicted and imprisoned.

Written by

Samuel Roeca, Claire Phillips, Myron B. Goldsmith

Directed by

Lesley Selander

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Allied Artists Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
342
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA