Two Yanks in Trinidad

Two Yanks in Trinidad

Year's Top Rough and Tumble Tropical Laugh Tornado!

1942 · 84 min · ★ 4.0 · Action, Adventure, Comedy

The Two Yanks in Trinidad are gangsters Tim Reardon (Pat O'Brien) and Vince Barrows (Brian Donlevy), who split up over a disagreement and join the army, Tim to escape Vince's wrath and Vince to get his lunch-hooks on Tim. Both of our heroes run afoul of Army discipline and protocol in general, and tough top sergeant Valentine (Donald MacBride).

Directed by Gregory Ratoff · Written by Sy Bartlett

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