6.5
“Tale of Today's Orient.”
Soldier of Fortune (1955)
May 24, 19551h 36mEN
6.0
31 votes
Overview
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.
Director
Edward DmytrykWriters
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$2.5M
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
20th Century Fox
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6.0Susan 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 1…
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