Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture 1949  N/R, 59 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama
Director: Seymour Friedman
Cast: Chester Morris, Maylia, Richard Lane, Don McGuire, Joan Woodbury, Sid Tomack, Frank Sully, Charles Arnt, Luis Van Rooten, Philip Ahn, Peter Brocco, Benson Fong, Edgar Dearing, Fred F. Sears, Pat O'Malley
This film represents the last episode in the "Boston Blackie" series. Once again, Boston Blackie (Chester Morris) and his sidekick The Runt (Sid Tomack replaces George E. Stone for this final episode.) are accused of murder. This time around, they are reported to be leaving a Chinese laundry where the proprietor has been murdered. Blackie and The Runt, as usual, escape from the police and manage to find the real murderer in Wong's Curio Shop where they also find stolen jewels hidden in tea bags.
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Calcutta 1947  N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Farrow
Cast: Alan Ladd, Gail Russell, William Bendix, June Duprez, Lowell Gilmore, Edith King, Benson Fong, Gavin Muir, Don Beddoe, John Whitney
Neale Gordon (Alan Ladd) and Pedro Blake (William Bendix) search the hotels and markets of Calcutta in search of clues surrounding the murder of their friend.
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Charley Varrick 1973   PG, 111 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller / Mystery
Director: Don Siegel
Cast: Walter Matthau, Joe Don Baker, Felicia Farr, Andrew Robinson, Sheree North, Norman Fell, Jacqueline Scott, Tom Tully, Benson Fong, Woodrow Parfrey, William Schallert, Marjorie Bennett, Ruby Diaz, Charlie Briggs, Colby Chester
Bank robber Charley Varrick (Walter Matthau) and his partner Garman Sullivan (Andrew Robinson) rob a small bank in Tres Cruces, New Mexico, and later learn that they have stolen $750,000 in Mafia funds. Now, they must find a way to return the money in order to escape being killed by the Mob hit man Molly (Joe Don Baker) who is hot on their trail and killing everyone in the way.
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Charlie Chan in the Secret Service 1944 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama / Comedy / Thriller
Director: Phil Rosen
Cast: Sidney Toler, Mantan Moreland, Gwen Kenyon, Benson Fong, Arthur Loft, Sarah Edwards, George J. Lewis, Marianne Quon, Muni Seroff, Barry Bernard, Gene Roth, Eddy Chandler, Lelah Tyler, George Lessey, Davison Clark
Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) is appointed as an agent for the Secret Service when a government scientist is killed and his secret plans to fight off German U-boats are stolen. Charlie gets aid from Number Three Daughter Iris (Marianne Quon) and Number Two Son Tommie (Benson Fong), and, despite the killer targeting Charlie twice, Charlie continues in his quest to weed out the real killer from a list of suspects.
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Conquest of Space 1955 N/R, 80 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Byron Haskin
Cast: Walter Brooke, Eric Fleming, Mickey Shaughnessy, Phil Foster, William Redfield, William Hopper, Ross Martin, Michael Fox, Joan Shawlee, Benson Fong, Vito Scotti, John Dennis, Iphigenie Castiglioni, Mike Mahoney
The crew–Captain Barney Merritt (Eric Fleming), Sergeant Mahony (Mickey Shaughnessy), Jackie Siegle (Phil Foster), and Imoto (Benson Fang)–are led by General Samuel T. Merritt (Walter Brooke) on the first spaceship heading to Mars. Problems develop when General Merritt tries to sabotage the trip because he believes they are trespassing on God's domain. His son, Captain Merritt, kills him in order to save the mission, and the crew lands on Mars on Christmas day. Special effects are great.
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Deception 1946 N/R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Irving Rapper
Cast: Bette Davis, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, John Abbott, Benson Fong, Richard Walsh, Lois Austin, Alex Pollard, Bess Flowers, Kenneth Hunter, Russell Arms, Patricia Barry, Gino Corrado, Clifton Young
Alexander (Claude Rains) is an orchestra leader who threatens the happiness of Christine (Bette Davis) when he tells her he is going to reveal facts about their earlier love affair to her jealous husband Karel (Paul Henreid).
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Flower Drum Song 1961 N/R, 130 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Romance
Director: Henry Koster
Cast: Nancy Kwan, James Shigeta, Miyoshi Umeki, Juanita Hall, Benson Fong, Jack Soo, James Hong, Victor Sen Yung, Kam Tong, Reiko Sato, Patrick Adiarte, Soo Yong, Ching Wah Lee, Irene Tsu, George Chakiris
This screen version of the Rogers and Hammerstein Broadway musical provides an entertaining look at San Francisco's Chinatown. Mail-order-bride Mei Li (Miyoshi Umeki) arrives in Chinatown prepared for her arranged marriage to nightclub owner Sammy Fong (Jack Soo). But, Sammy is not interested in the arranged marriage and is in love with Linda Low (Nancy Kwan) who happens to be romantically involved with Wang Ta (James Shigeta). Through comedy and music, lovers are sorted out, and, by story's end, Mei Li and Wang Ta have found romance. Songs include "I Enjoy Being a Girl," "Love Look Away," and "You Are Beautiful."
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Girls! Girls! Girls! 1962 N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Romance
Director: Norman Taurog
Cast: Elvis Presley, Stella Stevens, Jeremy Slate, Laurel Goodwin, Benson Fong, Robert Strauss, Guy Lee, Frank Puglia, Nestor Paiva, Ann McCrea, Lili Valenty, Beulah Quo, Ginny Tiu, Elizabeth Tiu, Alexander Tiu
Ross Carpenter (Elvis Presley) is a charter boat captain in Hawaii where he spends his days at sea and his nights singing at a nightclub hoping to earn enough money to buy the boat from its owner Wesley Johnson (Jeremy Slate). Meanwhile, Ross cannot decide between heiress Laurel (Laurel Goodwin) and sexy singer Robin (Stella Stevens)–one of whom is destined to become his true love. Who will it be? Songs include "The Nearness of You" and "Never Let Me Go" by Stevens and "Girls, Girls, Girls," "Return to Sender," and "Because of You" by Presley.
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Jinxed! 1982  R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Don Siegel
Cast: Bette Midler, Ken Wahl, Rip Torn, Val Avery, Jack Elam, Benson Fong, Jacqueline Scott, F. William Parker, Ian Wolfe, George Dickerson
Las Vegas lounge singer Bonita (Bette Midler) teams up with blackjack dealer Willie (Ken Wahl), who has been "jinxed" by Bonita's lover, Harold (Rip Torn). Bonita and Willie hatch a plot to kill Harold and collect on his life insurance.
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Kung Fu 1972 TV, 75 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Jerry Thorpe
Cast: David Carradine, Keye Luke, Philip Ahn, Keith Carradine, Barry Sullivan, Wayne Maunder, Albert Salmi, Benson Fong, Richard Loo, Victor Sen Yung
This is the pilot for the popular TV show about a Buddhist monk who tried wisdom, but often resorted to kung fu.
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The Left Hand of God 1955  N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Gene Tierney, Lee J. Cobb, Agnes Moorehead, E.G. Marshall, Benson Fong, Jean Porter, Carl Benton Reid, Victor Sen Yung, Philip Ahn
Jim Carmody (Humphrey Bogart) pretends to be a priest in China after World War II in order to evade the Chinese warlord, Mieh Yang (Lee J. Cobb). 1 User Review
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 The Love Bug 1968 N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Robert Stevenson
Cast: Dean Jones, Michele Lee, David Tomlinson, Buddy Hackett, Joe Flynn, Benson Fong, Iris Adrian, Joe E. Ross, Barry Kelley, Andy Granatelli, Ned Glass, Gil Lamb, Robert Foulk, Nicole Jaffe, Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez
The "Love Bug" is a Volkswagen Beetle car that seems to have a mind of its own considering where it will travel in this delightful Disney film. Race car driver Jim Douglas (Dean Jones) "rescues" Herbie, the Volkswagen Beetle that seems to drive by itself, and follows Jim home. Now, Herbie enables Jim to win race after race, but watch out, that jealous racer Peter Thorndyke (David Tomlinson) is preparing to sabotage the next race.
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Oliver's Story 1978 PG, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Korty
Cast: Ryan O'Neal, Candice Bergen, Nicola Pagett, Ed Binns, Ray Milland, Swoosie Kurtz, Charles Haid, Kenneth McMillan, Josef Sommer, Benson Fong, Sully Boyar, Meg Mundy
This sequel to "Love Story" again stars Ryan O'Neal as Oliver Barrett IV, but now he is looking for a new love following the death of his "Love means never having to say you are sorry" wife.
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 Our Man Flint 1965 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Daniel Mann
Cast: James Coburn, Lee J. Cobb, Gila Golan, Edward Mulhare, Benson Fong, Rhys Williams, Russ Conway, Peter Brocco, James Brolin, William Walker
This spoof on "James Bond" films stars James Coburn as Derek Flint–the world's greatest secret agent. When attempts are made to assassinate him, Flint uses his deductive skills to locate the mad scientists who are out to get Flint out of the way so they can take over the world. Sequel: "In Like Flint."
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Peking Express 1951 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Dieterle
Cast: Joseph Cotten, Corinne Calvet, Edmund Gwenn, Marvin Miller, Benson Fong, Soo Yong, Gregory Gaye, Victor Sen Yung, Peter Chong, Harold Fong
Onboard a train traveling through Red China, Dr. Michael Bachlin (Joseph Cotten) becomes romantically involved with an intriguing, if shady, lady (Corinne Calvet).
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The Purple Heart 1944  N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Lewis Milestone
Cast: Dana Andrews, Richard Conte, Farley Granger, Kevin O'Shea, Don "Red" Barry, Trudy Marshall, Sam Levene, Charles Russell, Richard Loo, Philip Ahn, John Craven, Tala Birell, Peter Chong, Benson Fong, Nestor Paiva
This excellent World War II film tells the story of an American crew whose plane was downed, and they were captured after raids on Tokyo early in the War. The hardships, including torture and subsequent trials, encountered by the crew are presented well in this good movie. Fine performances.
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The Scarlet Clue 1945 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Phil Rosen
Cast: Sidney Toler, Benson Fong, Mantan Moreland, Helen Devereaux, Virginia Brissac, Jack Norton, I. Stanford Jolley, Janet Shaw, Robert Homans, Reid Kilpatrick
Stepping into the world of espionage, Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) prevents spies from stealing World War II radar plans.
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The Shanghai Cobra 1945 N/R, 64 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Phil Karlson
Cast: Sidney Toler, Benson Fong, Mantan Moreland, Joan Barclay, Walter Fenner, James Cardwell, James Flavin, Addison Richards, Arthur Loft, Janet Warren
Charlie Chan (Sidney Toler) and his son, Tommy Chan (Benson Fong), heed the U.S. government's call for help in solving a case of suspicious deaths following cobra bites.
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Three Husbands 1951 N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Letter to Three Husbands
Director: Irving Reis
Cast: Eve Arden, Ruth Warrick, Vanessa Brown, Howard Da Silva, Shepperd Strudwick, Robert Kames, Emlyn Williams, Billie Burke, Louise Erickson, Jonathan Hale, Jane Darwell, Benson Fong, Frank Cady, Dorothea Wolbert
When playboy Maxwell Bard (Emlyn Williams) arrives in Heaven, he is granted one last wish. His request is to watch from above the reactions of his three poker playing pals (Howard Da Silva, Shepperd Strudwick, and Robert Kames) after they read the letters he left for them when he died. The letters tell about his affairs with each of their wives (Eve Arden, Ruth Warrick, and Vanessa Brown), and the letters result in amusing reactions from the husbands.
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| 1. Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture (1949)
2. Calcutta (1947)
3. Charley Varrick (1973)
4. Charlie Chan in the Secret Service (1944)
5. The Chinese Cat (1944)
aka: Charlie Chan: The Chinese Cat
6. Conquest of Space (1955)
7. Dark Alibi (1946)
8. Deception (1946)
9. Flower Drum Song (1961)
10. Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962)
11. His Majesty O'Keefe (1953)
12. Jinxed! (1982)
13. Kung Fu (1972)
14. Kung Fu: The Movie (1986)
15. The Left Hand of God (1955)
16. The Love Bug (1968)
17. Oliver's Story (1978)
18. Our Man Flint (1965)
19. Peking Express (1951)
20. The Purple Heart (1944)
21. The Red Dragon (1945)
22. The Scarlet Clue (1945)
23. The Shanghai Cobra (1945)
24. Three Husbands (1951)
aka: Letter to Three Husbands
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