Escape from Hong Kong

1942 American comedy film

Escape from Hong Kong

Directed by| William Nigh
Written by| Roy Chanslor
Produced by| Marshall Grant
Starring| Leo Carrillo, Marjorie Lord, Andy Devine, Don Terry
Cinematography| Woody Bredell
Edited by| Maurice Wright
Music by| Charles Previn
Distributed by| Universal Pictures

Release date

* 1942 (1942)

Running time

| 60 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English

Escape from Hong Kong  is a 1942 American comedy horror film.

The film revolves around the defense of Hong Kong from the Axis powers during World War II. A British female double agent has information on a secret plan, but her mission is complicated by three vaudevillians who have fallen for her, and by a German spy posing as an officer of the Allies.

## Plot

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Valerie Hale (Marjorie Lord) is a double agent working for the British, with information on a secret plan for the Allies to help Chiang Kai-shek repel the Axis powers from Hong Kong. She is believed to be the last person to see Col. J. A. Crosley alive and is suspected of his murder. She inadvertently crosses paths with three vaudeville performers Pancho (Leo Carrillo), Blimp (Andy Devine) and Rusty (Don Terry) who fall in love with her. Hale blows her cover by revealing her assignment to the man she believes is Major Colin Reeves (Leyland Hodgson), but is in reality the German spy Von Metz. Pancho, Blimp and Rusty run interference for her and capture the real spies.[1]

## Cast

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* Leo Carrillo – Pancho
* Andy Devine – Blimp
* Marjorie Lord – Valerie Hale, Fraulein K
* Don Terry – Rusty
* Gilbert Emery – Col. J. A. Crosley
* Leyland Hodgson – Major Colin Reeves aka Von Metz

## References

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1. ^ "Escape From Hong Kong". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. AFI. Retrieved August 1, 2015.

## External links

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* Escape from Hong Kong at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
* Escape from Hong Kong at IMDb
* Escape from Hong Kong at the TCM Movie Database

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