Destination Tokyo (1943)

As a result he was given a small role in Destination Tokyo (1943).

Destination Tokyo is a 1943 submarine war film.

He was signed to a Hollywood contract and appeared in "Destination Tokyo," "Objective Burma" and "Cyrano de Bergerac," the first of many films to come.

Reagan noted in his autobiography that he was disappointed in the film overall, having expected a result more like Destination Tokyo, a major Warner Bros. film of a decade previous.

It was also known by the titles Destination Tokyo, Skyway to Glory and The Story of Number Five.

He had joined the Navy during World War II with the intent of entering the submarine service, in part because Grant, his hero, appeared in Destination Tokyo (1943).

Destination Tokyo (1943, director and writer)

You're just like Gary Grant in Destination Tokyo.

Inspired by Cary Grant's role in Destination Tokyo and Tyrone Power's in Crash Dive (1943), he joined the Pacific submarine force.