Hong Kong (film)

1952 film by Lewis R. Foster

Hong Kong

Theatrical release poster

Directed by| Lewis R. Foster
Screenplay by| Winston Miller
Story by| Lewis R. Foster
Produced by| William H. Pine
William C. Thomas
Starring| Ronald Reagan
Rhonda Fleming
Nigel Bruce
Marvin Miller
Mary Somerville
Lowell Gilmore
Cinematography| Lionel Lindon
Edited by| Howard A. Smith
Music by| Lucien Cailliet

Production
company

Pine-Thomas Productions

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, and 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] It was rereleased in 1961 under the title Bombs Over China.

## Plot

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Jeff Williams is an American army veteran living in China who is on the run from the Red Army as the country falls to communism. Along the way, he encounters a Chinese orphan named Wei Lin who is carrying an ancient and valuable golden idol. Adventure ensues as Williams must outwit both the communists and Chinese gangsters while scheming to cash in on the idol himself.

## Cast

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* Ronald Reagan as Jeff Williams
* Rhonda Fleming as Victoria Evans
* Nigel Bruce as Mr. Lighton
* Marvin Miller as Tao Liang
* Lady May Lawford as Mrs. Lighton
* Lowell Gilmore as Danton
* Claud Allister as Hotel Manager
* Danny Chang as Wei Lin

## Comic book adaptation

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* Eastern Color Movie Love #13 (February 1952)[5]

## References

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1. ^ "The Top Box Office Hits of 1951", Variety (January 2, 1952)
2. ^ "Hong Kong (1952) - Overview". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
3. ^ H. H. T. (April 5, 1952). "Movie Review - Hong Kong - At the Globe". The New York Times. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
4. ^ "Hong Kong". Afi.com. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
5. ^ "Movie Love #13". Grand Comics Database.

## External links

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* Hong Kong at IMDb

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Films directed by Lewis R. Foster

Features|

* Love Letters of a Star (1936)
* She's Dangerous (1937)
* Armored Car (1937)
* The Man Who Cried Wolf (1937)
* The Lucky Stiff (1949)
* El Paso (1949)
* Manhandled (1949)
* Captain China (1950)
* The Eagle and the Hawk (1950)
* The Last Outpost (1951)
* Passage West (1951)
* Crosswinds (1951)
* Hong Kong (1952)
* Tropic Zone (1953)
* Jamaica Run (1953)
* Those Redheads from Seattle (1953)
* Crashout (1955)
* Top of the World (1955)
* The Bold and the Brave (1956)
* Dakota Incident (1956)
* Tonka (1958)

Shorts|

* Angora Love (1929)
* Bacon Grabbers (1929)
* Berth Marks (1929)
* Double Whoopee (1929)
* Men O' War (1929)
* Unaccustomed As We Are (1929)

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Films of Pine-Thomas Productions

Feature Films|

* Power Dive (1941)
* Forced Landing (1941)
* Flying Blind (1941)
* No Hands on the Clock  (1941)
* Torpedo Boat (1942)
* I Live on Danger (1942)
* Wildcat (1942)
* Wrecking Crew (1942)
* Tornado (1943)
* Aerial Gunner (1943)
* High Explosive (1943)
* Alaska Highway (1943)
* Submarine Alert (1943)
* Minesweeper (1943)
* Timber Queen (1944)
* The Navy Way (1944)
* Gambler's Choice (1944)
* Take It Big (1944)
* Dark Mountain (1944)
* One Body Too Many (1944)
* Double Exposure (1944)
* Dangerous Passage (1944)
* High Powered (1945)
* Midnight Manhunt (1945)
* Follow That Woman (1945)
* Scared Stiff (1945)
* People Are Funny (1946)
* Tokyo Rose (1946)
* They Made Me a Killer (1946)
* Hot Cargo (1946)
* Swamp Fire (1946)
* Seven Were Saved (1947)
* Big Town (1947)
* I Cover Big Town (1947)
* Fear in the Night (1947)
* Danger Street (1947)
* Adventure Island (1947)
* Jungle Flight (1947)
* Big Town After Dark  (1947)
* Albuquerque (1948)
* Caged Fury (1948)
* Mr. Reckless (1948)
* Speed to Spare (1948)
* Big Town Scandal (1948)
* Shaggy (1948)
* Waterfront at Midnight (1948)
* Disaster (1948)
* Dynamite (1949)
* Manhandled (1949)
* Special Agent (1949)
* El Paso (1949)
* Captain China (1950)
* The Eagle and the Hawk (1950)
* The Lawless (1950)
* Tripoli (1950)
* The Last Outpost (1951)
* Passage West (1951)
* Hong Kong (1951)
* Caribbean (1952)
* The Blazing Forest (1952)
* Tropic Zone (1953)
* Jamaica Run (1953)
* Sangaree (1953)
* The Vanquished (1953)
* Those Redheads from Seattle (1953)
* Jivaro (1954)
* Run for Cover (1955)
* The Far Horizons (1955)
* Hell's Island (1955)
* Lucy Gallant (1955)
* Nightmare (1956)
* The Big Caper (1957)
* Bailout at 43,000 (1957)

Short Films|

* A Letter from Bataan (1942)
* We Refuse to Die (1942)
* The Price of Victory (1942)

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