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Soldier of Fortune

- Tale of Today's Orient.

An American woman arrives in Hong Kong to unravel the mystery of her missing photographer husband. After getting nowhere with the authorities, she is led by some underground characters to an American soldier of fortune working in the area against the Communists. He promises to help find her husband.

Release Date : 1955-05-24

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : 20th Century Fox

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Clark Gable

Character Name : Hank Lee

Original Name : Clark Gable

Gender : Male

Susan Hayward

Character Name : Mrs. Jane Hoyt

Original Name : Susan Hayward

Gender : Female

Michael Rennie

Character Name : Inspector Merryweather, Hong Kong Marine Police

Original Name : Michael Rennie

Gender : Male

Gene Barry

Character Name : Louis Hoyt

Original Name : Gene Barry

Gender : Male

Tom Tully

Character Name : Tweedie

Original Name : Tom Tully

Gender : Male

Alexander D'Arcy

Character Name : Rene Dupont Chevalier

Original Name : Alexander D'Arcy

Gender : Male

Anna Sten

Character Name : Madame Dupree

Original Name : Anna Sten

Gender : Female

Leo Gordon

Character Name : Big Matt

Original Name : Leo Gordon

Gender : Male

Jack Kruschen

Character Name : Austin Stoker

Original Name : Jack Kruschen

Gender : Male

Russell Collins

Character Name : Icky

Original Name : Russell Collins

Gender : Male

Richard Loo

Character Name : Gen. Po Lin

Original Name : Richard Loo

Gender : Male

Soo Yong

Character Name : Dak Lai

Original Name : Soo Yong

Gender : Female

Frank Tang

Character Name : Capt. Ying Fai - Chicago

Original Name : Frank Tang

Gender : Male

Mel Welles

Character Name : Fernand Rocha

Original Name : Mel Welles

Gender : Male

Robert Burton

Character Name : Father Xavier (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Burton

Gender : Male

James Hong

Character Name : Chinese Policeman (uncredited)

Original Name : James Hong

Gender : Male

Harry Carter

Character Name : Hotel Lobby Extra (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Carter

Gender : Male

George Chan

Character Name : Clerk in Cheap Hotel (uncredited)

Original Name : George Chan

Gender : Male

Grace Chang

Character Name : Prostitute (uncredited)

Original Name : Grace Chang

Gender : Female

John Eldredge

Character Name : Man Slapped in Lobby (uncredited)

Original Name : John Eldredge

Gender : Male

Virginia Lee

Character Name : Lucy Lee (uncredited)

Original Name : Virginia Lee

Gender : Female

Victor Sen Yung

Character Name : Goldie - Hotel Waiter (uncredited)

Original Name : Victor Sen Yung

Gender : Male

J. Cabin Joe

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : J. Cabin Joe

Gender : Male

Reviews

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@Geronimo1967

2022-11-14

Susan Hayward's husband has been detained while taking photographs in China and so she tries to illicit the help of Hong Kong based "entrepreneur" Clark Gable to try and rescue him. Despite some initial hostility, he falls for her and determines to try and help so he can win her from the captured Gene Barry. It's a pretty run of the mill romantic adventure, Hayward looks the part and there is certainly a glint in Gable's eye, Michael Rennie gets roped in too, and it flows well towards a rather predictable, but fun conclusion. It is pretty lightweight, this - but it shows off Hong Kong in the 1950s; takes a gentle ping at post war China and there is certainly a chemistry between the two out front. Forgettable, but still worth a watch.