Hong Kong (film)

Hong Kong
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Lewis R. Foster
Produced by William H. Pine
William C. Thomas
Screenplay by Winston Miller
Story by Lewis R. Foster
Starring Ronald Reagan
Rhonda Fleming
Nigel Bruce
Marvin Miller
Mary Somerville
Lowell Gilmore
Music by Lucien Cailliet
Cinematography Lionel Lindon
Edited by Howard A. Smith
Production
company
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • January 12, 1952 (1952-01-12)
Running time
 94 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Box office $1,250,000 (US rentals)[1]

Hong Kong is a 1952 American adventure film directed by Lewis R. Foster and written by Winston Miller. The film stars Ronald Reagan and Rhonda Fleming; the lead supporting actors are Nigel Bruce, Marvin Miller, Mary Somerville and Lowell Gilmore. The film was released on January 12, 1952, by Paramount Pictures.[2][3][4]

Plot


Ronald Reagan is Jeff Williams - a US army vet living in China who is on the run from the Red Army as the country falls to Communism. Along the way he comes across a Chinese orphan named Wei Lin who is carrying an ancient and valuable GOLDEN IDOL. Adventure ensues as Williams must outwit both the commies and Chinese gangsters while scheming to cash in on the idol himself. Reagan is great in the role, looking perfectly dynamic in action sequences and able to belt out classic no-nonsense one-liners. Rhonda Fleming is her usual stunning self, playing a humanitarian who is trying to aid Chinese refugees but instead finds herself caught up in the action.

Cast

Comic book adaptation

References

  1. ↑ "The Top Box Office Hits of 1951", Variety (January 2, 1952)
  2. ↑ "Hong Kong (1952) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
  3. ↑ H. H. T. (1952-04-05). "Movie Review - Hong Kong - At the Globe". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
  4. ↑ "Hong Kong". Afi.com. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
  5. ↑ "Movie Love #13". Grand Comics Database.
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