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6.0/10   379 votes
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Director:
Edward Dmytryk
Writers:
Ernest K. Gann (novel)
Ernest K. Gann (screenplay)
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Release Date:
27 May 1955 (USA) more
Genre:
Adventure | Drama more
User Comments:
One of my Favorites more

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Clark Gable ... Hank Lee

Susan Hayward ... Mrs. Jane Hoyt
Michael Rennie ... Inspector Merryweather, Hong Kong Marine Police
Gene Barry ... Louis Hoyt
Alexander D'Arcy ... Rene Dupont Chevalier (as Alex D'Arcy)
Tom Tully ... Tweedie, Owner of Tweedie's Bar
Anna Sten ... Madame Dupree
Russell Collins ... Icky, Piano Player
Leo Gordon ... Big Matt
Richard Loo ... General Po Lin
Soo Yong ... Dak Lai
Frank Tang ... Capt. Ying Fai (Chicago)
Jack Kruschen ... Austin Stoker, Lee's assistant
Mel Welles ... Fernand Rocha
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Additional Details

Runtime:
96 min | 92 min (FMC Library Print)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.55 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (optical prints) (Western Electric Recording) | 4-Track Stereo (magnetic prints) (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
Iceland:L | West Germany:12 (nf) | USA:Approved (certificate #17243) | Canada:PG (video rating) | Finland:K-16 | Spain:T | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Ontario)
Filming Locations:
Hong Kong, China more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Average Shot Length = ~10.1 seconds. Median Shot Length = ~10.6 seconds. more
Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): While looking through the binoculars at the Chinese gunship, Hank is holding them upside down. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Proof of Life (2000) more
Soundtrack:
Don't Fence Me In more

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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful:-
One of my Favorites, 27 August 2006
7/10
Author: windyintr from United States

Gable and Hayward are great to watch and Hong Kong is the uncredited star of this flick. Admittedly, Gable was not in his prime but he had the charm and sex appeal to keep viewers, especially females, interested. There is one scene between Gable and Hayward showing the harbor entrance of a typhoon that is sexier than any current movie showing actual sex. My only complaint with Susan Hayward was her hair. Her stylist really goofed on this one. Her hair was parted in such a way that she looked like she had a "comb-over" from the back. Her clothes were perfect for her neat, compact figure. She really was an adorable woman and I'm glad that she had a happy second marriage. Richard Loo was marvelous as the anti-communist, expatriate general. His comments are as relevant today as they were in 1955. Michael Rennie was as usual the superb Brit that we all loved to watch and listen to in the '50s. But the music has always been the real hook for me. I watch this movie again and again to enjoy the wonderful music. I think David Raksin of "Laura" fame wrote the score.

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