https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPxOg6BpOqA
A 1945 film starring James Cagney and Sylvia Sidney. The film is based on the history behind the Tanaka Memorial document.
In pre-World War II Tokyo the American newspaper editor Nick Condon (James Cagney) working for an English-language daily paper aimed at the American business community is given a document relating to Japan’s foreign affairs which could have political ramifications if found.
He meets up with Iris Hilliard (Sylvia Sidney), a woman who wants to secure the document even if it means dealing with the Japanese secret police and their threats.
Director:
Frank Lloyd
Writers:
Lester Cole (screenplay), Nathaniel Curtis (additional scenes)
Stars:
James Cagney, Sylvia Sidney and Porter Hall