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Hong Kong (film)

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Hong Kong
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLewis R. Foster
Screenplay byWinston Miller
Story byLewis R. Foster
Produced byWilliam H. Pine
William C. Thomas
StarringRonald Reagan
Rhonda Fleming
Nigel Bruce
Marvin Miller
Mary Somerville
Lowell Gilmore
CinematographyLionel Lindon
Edited byHoward A. Smith
Music byLucien Cailliet
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • January 12, 1952 (1952-01-12)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
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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Comic book adaptation

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References

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  1. ^ "The Top Box Office Hits of 1951", Variety (January 2, 1952)
  2. ^ "Hong Kong (1952) - Overview". TCM.com. 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.
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