The Purple Heart of wartime propaganda that had a stereotypical portrayal of the Japanese (usually by actors of non-Japanese origin) as sadistic tyrants trying to wrest the secret of their aircraft carrier's location during torture sessions. The 16 air crews did arrive over Japan from the USS Hornet (CV-8). President Franklin D. Roosevelt said the crews came from Shangri-La, a fictional place described in the 1933 novel "Lost Horizon" by British author James Hilton. The USS Shangri-La (CV-38) was commissioned in 1944. "The Purple Heart" was based on the real-life story of eight Doolittle Raiders who were captured from two different crews: Lieutenants
Lost in Paradise (film) the two story lines. "The Georgia Straight" said the film "breaks new ground" in its setting and subject matter. The reviewer also felt the second plot "gets cloying" and called aspects of the gay themes "well-trodden". but said "it does keep things realistic when it comes to the hardships of being gay in the city." Lost in Paradise (film) Lost in Paradise is a 2011 Vietnamese drama film directed by Vũ Ngọc Đãng. Its original title is Rebellious Hot Boy and the Story of Cười, the Prostitute and the Duck ("Hot boy nổi loạn và câu chuyện về thằng Cười,