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Soldier of Fortune

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5.9/10 • 29

1955-05-241h 36m

ActionRomanceAdventure

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.

Directors
Edward Dmytryk
Editors
Dorothy Spencer

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Clark Gable

    Clark Gable

    Hank Lee

  2. Susan Hayward

    Susan Hayward

    Mrs. Jane Hoyt

  3. Michael Rennie

    Michael Rennie

    Inspector Merryweather, Hong Kong Marine Police

  4. Gene Barry

    Gene Barry

    Louis Hoyt

  5. Tom Tully

    Tom Tully

    Tweedie

  6. Alexander D'Arcy

    Alexander D'Arcy

    Rene Dupont Chevalier

  7. Anna Sten

    Anna Sten

    Madame Dupree

  8. Leo Gordon

    Leo Gordon

    Big Matt

  9. Jack Kruschen

    Jack Kruschen

    Austin Stoker

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CinemaSerf

Nov 14, 2022

6/10

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.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$2,515,000.00
Revenue
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Keywords
hong kong