Across the Pacific 1942  N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Adventure / Romance
Director: John Huston
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Sydney Greenstreet, Charles Halton, Victor Sen Yung, Frank Wilcox, Monte Blue, Philip Ahn, Frank Faylen, Keye Luke, Roland Got, Lee Tung Foo, Roland Drew, Paul Stanton, Lester Matthews
Set in the pre-World War II era, disgraced ex-Army man Rick Leland (Humphrey Bogart), sociologist Dr. Lorenz (Sydney Greenstreet), and fashion designer Alberta Marlo (Mary Astor) meet on a Japanese ship. Rick is attracted to Alberta, but none of them are who they pretend to be. Rick is an undercover agent for the United States, and when he learns more about Dr. Lorenz and Alberta and the roles they play for the Japanese war effort, he finds himself in a dire situation.
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Anything Goes 1936  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy
aka: Tops Is the Limit
Director: Lewis Milestone
Cast: Bing Crosby, Ethel Merman, Charles Ruggles, Ida Lupino, Grace Bradley, Arthur Treacher, Margaret Dumont, Robert McWade, Philip Ahn, Keye Luke, Richard Carle, Jerry Tucker, Edward Gargan, Matt McHugh, Budd Fine
This musical features Cole Porter's songs, and it also has the bonus of Ethel Merman bringing her Broadway role of Rena Sweeney to film. The story revolves around entertainers on an ocean liner that disguised Public Enemy No. 13 Moonface Mullins (Charles Ruggles) has slipped onto. Billy Crocker (Bing Crosby) pretends to be a henchman for Moonface while wooing Hope Harcourt (Ida Lupino). Meanwhile, Sir Evelyn Oakleigh (Arthur Treacher) is also pursuing Hope, while entertainer Reno Sweeney (Merman) has her eyes set on Evelyn for herself. "You're the Top" and "I Get a Kick Out of You" are highlighted in this film.
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Back to Bataan 1945 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Cast: John Wayne, Anthony Quinn, Beulah Bondi, Fely Franquelli, Richard Loo, Philip Ahn, Paul Fix, Lawrence Tierney, John Miljan, Ray Teal, Alex Havier, "Ducky" Louie, Leonard Strong, Abner Biberman, Vladimir Sokoloff
In this World War II action film, General MacArthur has left the Philippines, and Colonel Madden (John Wayne) remains behind to organize native Filipinos into a guerilla force in preparation for ousting the Japanese from the Philippines. Madden's second in command, Captain Andres Bonifacio (Anthony Quinn), falls in love with resistance liaison Dolici Dalgado (Fely Franquelli) while inspiring the guerillas to organize against the Japanese and tries to emulate his hero father's reputation.
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Battle Circus 1953  N/R, 89 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Richard Brooks
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, June Allyson, Keenan Wynn, Robert Keith, Philip Ahn, William Campbell, Perry Sheehan, Patricia Tiernan, Steve Forrest, Adele Longmire, Jonathan Cott, Ann Morrison, Helen Winston, Sarah Selby, Danny Chang
The Korean War provides the backdrop for this film about an Army surgeon, Maj. Jed Webbe (Humphrey Bogart), and the nurse, Lt. Ruth McGara (June Allyson), who find love amidst turmoil.
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Battle Hymn 1957 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Douglas Sirk
Cast: Rock Hudson, Anna Kashfi, Dan Duryea, Don DeFore, Martha Hyer, Jock Mahoney, Alan Hale Jr., James Edwards, Carl Benton Reid, Richard Loo, Philip Ahn, Bartlett Robinson, Simon Scott, Teru Shimada, Carleton Young
Feeling he has lost his calling to the ministry, World War II pilot Col. Dean Hess (Rock Hudson) re-enlists and is stationed in Korea where he trains soldiers and, in the process, sets up a large orphanage during the Korean conflict. Based on a true story.
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The Big Hangover 1950  N/R, 82 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Krasna
Cast: Van Johnson, Elizabeth Taylor, Percy Waram, Fay Holden, Edgar Buchanan, Leon Ames, Gene Lockhart, Rosemary DeCamp, Selena Royle, Philip Ahn, Gordon Richards, Matt Moore, Pierre Watkin, Russell Hicks, Tristram Coffin
David Meldon (Van Johnson) joins an important law firm and finds–to his dismay–that his new allergy to alcohol is defeating his social expectations when he passes out with just one whiff of it.
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Blood on the Sun 1945 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama / Action / Thriller / Romance
Director: Frank Lloyd
Cast: James Cagney, Sylvia Sidney, Wallace Ford, Rosemary DeCamp, Robert Armstrong, John Emery, Frank Puglia, Philip Ahn, Marvin Miller, Rhys Williams, Porter Hall, John Halloran, Leonard Strong, James Bell, Hugh Beaumont
This film involves the activities of American newspaper reporter Nick Condon (James Cagney) in Tokyo between World War I and World War II. Condon tries to uncover the "Tanaka Plan"–a grand scheme for Japanese world domination. The Japanese police are on Condon's trail, but he gets help from Chinese-American spy Iris (Sylvia Sidney) who sees this as her chance to settle a score with the Japanese High Command.
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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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Charlie Chan in Honolulu 1938 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Comedy / Mystery / Thriller
Director: H. Bruce Humberstone
Cast: Sidney Toler, Phyllis Brooks, Victor Sen Yung, Eddie Collins, Robert Barrat, Philip Ahn, Paul Harvey, Marc Lawrence, George Zucco, Claire Dodd, John "Dusty" King, Richard Lane, Layne Tom Jr., Al Kikume, Arthur Loft
Sidney Toler debuted as the replacement for the deceased Warner Oland in the title role of Charlie Chan in this film about murder aboard a ship docked in the port of Honolulu. Charlie's Number Two Son Jimmy (Victor Sen Yung) wants to be a detective and intercepts his father's telephone call to investigate the shipboard murder. Jimmy arrives aboard the ship, introduces himself as Charlie Chan, and begins the investigation. Charlie arrives later, straightens out who is really "Charlie Chan," and orders all to stay aboard. Meanwhile, the ship's Captain Johnson (Robert Barrat) wants to take the ship out of the harbor, and the pressure is on Charlie to find clues to the murder, which just might point to Captain Johnson.
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China 1943 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Drama / Adventure
Director: John Farrow
Cast: Loretta Young, Alan Ladd, William Bendix, Philip Ahn, Iris Wong, Victor Sen Yung, Marianne Quon, Jessie Tai Sing, Richard Loo, Irene Tso, Ching Wah Lee, Soo Yong, Beal Wong, Bruce Wong, Tala Birell
An American oilman, David Jones (Alan Ladd), is traveling across China during the Japanese invasion when he meets a teacher, Carolyn Grant (Loretta Young). David is attracted to Carolyn–until he takes a stand against Japanese atrocities in China during World War II and changes his feelings about her.
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China Girl 1942  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Gene Tierney, George Montgomery, Lynn Bari, Victor McLaglen, Alan Baxter, Sig Ruman, Myron McCormick, Robert Blake, Philip Ahn, Tom Neal
Johnny (George Montgomery), an American newsreel cameraman in China shortly before the bombing of Pearl Harbor, has information the Japanese want. Johnny falls in love with an American-educated Chinese woman (Gene Tierney!), and together they get involved in the war effort.
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The Chinese Ring 1947 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama / Comedy / Thriller
Director: William Beaudine
Cast: Roland Winters, Warren Douglas, Victor Sen Yung, Mantan Moreland, Philip Ahn, Louise Currie, Byron Foulger, Thayer Roberts, Barbara Jean Wong, Paul Bryer, Chabing, George Spaulding, Thornton Edwards, Lee Tung Foo, Jack Mower
Chinese Princess Mei Ling (Barbara Jean Wong) visits Charlie Chan's (Roland Winters) home and gives Chan's chauffer Birmingham Brown (Mantan Moreland) a ring to show to Chan. While waiting for Chan, Mei Ling is killed in Chan's living room but manages to write the name "Captain K" on a piece of paper. Police Sergeant Bill Davidson (Warren Douglas) helps Chan investigate, and they are aided by reporter Peggy Cartwright (Louise Currie) and Chan's son Tommy (Victor Sen Yung). They learn that Mei Ling had $1,000,000 in her possession, and the money is missing. Will they be able to solve the case? This is a remake of "Mr. Wong in Chinatown," which starred Boris Karloff in the role of Mr. Wong.
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Confessions of an Opium Eater 1962  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Souls for Sale
Director: Albert Zugsmith
Cast: Vincent Price, Linda Ho, Richard Loo, June Kyoto Lu, Philip Ahn, Victor Sen Yung, Yvonne Moray, Caroline Kido, Terrence De Marney, Miel Saan, Gerald Jann, Vivianne Mankie, Joanne Miya, John Fujioka, Keiko
Slave girls in San Francisco during the early 19th century get aid from their tribulations via an unlikely source; Gilbert De Quincey (Vincent Price).
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Daughter of Shanghai 1937 N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Robert Florey
Cast: Anna May Wong, Philip Ahn, Charles Bickford, Buster Crabbe, Cecil Cunningham, J. Carrol Naish, Anthony Quinn, Frank Sully, Paul Fix, Evelyn Brent
While avenging her father's murder, Lan Ying Lin (Anna May Wong) uncovers a smuggling ring led by the diabolical Otto Hartman (Charles Bickford).
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Diamond Head 1962 N/R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Guy Green
Cast: Charlton Heston, Yvette Mimieux, George Chakiris, France Nuyen, James Darren, Elizabeth Allen, Philip Ahn, Aline MacMahon, Harold Fong, Vaughn Taylor
Richard Howland (Charlton Heston) is the powerful owner of a Hawaiian pineapple plantation whose racial prejudice almost ruins his family when he refuses to give his blessing to the marriage of his daughter, Sloan (Yvette Mimieux), and a Hawaiian, Paul Kahana (James Darren).
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Dragon Seed 1944 N/R, 145 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jack Conway
Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Walter Huston, Aline MacMahon, Akim Tamiroff, J. Carrol Naish, Agnes Moorehead, Philip Ahn, Turhan Bey, Hurd Hatfield, Henry Travers
This is the film adaptation of Pearl Buck's story about Chinese villagers who must adapt to the Japanese invasion if they expect to survive the brutalities inflicted on them.
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Fair Wind to Java 1953 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama / Adventure / Action
Director: Joseph Kane
Cast: Fred MacMurray, Vera Ralston, Robert Douglas, Victor McLaglen, Buddy Baer, Grant Withers, Paul Fix, Philip Ahn, John Russell, Keye Luke, Claude Jarman Jr., Howard Petrie, William Murphy, Sujata, Stephen Bekassy
Captain Boll (Fred MacMurray) is a sea captain who enlists the aid of Kim Kim (Vera Ralston) in finding a treasure in diamonds.
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The General Died at Dawn 1936 N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Thriller
Director: Lewis Milestone
Cast: Gary Cooper, Madeleine Carroll, Akim Tamiroff, Dudley Digges, Porter Hall, William Frawley, J.M. Kerrigan, Philip Ahn, Leonid Kinskey, Paul Harvey, Lee Tung Foo, Val Durand, Willie Fung, Russell Hicks, John O'Hara
An American adventurer, O'Hara (Gary Cooper), travels across China with money to buy weapons needed to fight warlord General Yang (Akim Tamiroff). While on his mission, O'Hara falls in love with a beautiful spy, Judy (Madeleine Carroll), who is the daughter of Peter Perrie (Porter Hall). Peter happens to be one of Yang's agents. Judy and O'Hara are captured, and Yang orders that they be executed. When Judy and O"Hara manage to escape, Yang orders his guards to commit suicide, and then he dies.
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The Good Earth 1937  N/R, 130 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sidney Franklin
Cast: Paul Muni, Luise Rainer, Walter Connolly, Tilly Losch, Charley Grapewin, Jessie Ralph, Soo Yong, Keye Luke, Harold Huber, Philip Ahn, Roland Lui, Suzanna Kim, Olaf Hytten, Mary Wong, Ching Wah Lee
This is Pearl Buck's prize-winning story brought to the screen. A simple Chinese farmer, Wang Lung (Paul Muni), and his wife, O-Lan (Luise Rainer), are raising three children, but, when faced with a famine, O-Lan must feed the children cooked earth. Through adversity–even Wang Lung's taking a second wife–they learn that courage, not greed, is the path to happiness. Luise Rainer, who won an Oscar for Best Actress the previous year for her role in "The Great Ziegfeld ," won an Oscar for Best Actress for her role in this film. An Oscar was also received for Best Cinematography, and the film was nominated for Best Picture and Director.
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Halls of Montezuma 1950 N/R, 113 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Lewis Milestone
Cast: Richard Widmark, Jack Palance, Robert Wagner, Karl Malden, Reginald Gardiner, Richard Boone, Philip Ahn, Skip Homeier, Jack Webb, Bert Freed
U.S. Marine struggles in the Pacific theater of World War II are enacted in this tense war film.
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Impact 1949  N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Arthur Lubin
Cast: Brian Donlevy, Ella Raines, Charles Coburn, Helen Walker, Anna May Wong, Clarence Kolb, William Wright, Mae Marsh, Robert Warwick, Philip Ahn, Art Baker, Sheila Graham, Tony Barrett, Glen Vernon, Linda Leighton
San Francisco businessman Walter Williams' (Brian Donlevy) wife Irene (Helen Walker) is cheating on him, and she and her lover, Jim (Tony Barrett), plan his demise. But, Walter survives the plot, and Jim is killed (in Walter's car and burned beyond recognition). Irene is charged with the murder. Walter recuperates in Larkspur, Idaho, and his memory returns–but he is presumed dead. He finds work as a garage mechanic and falls in love with his boss, Marsha (Ella Raines). When Walter tells Marsha the story, she convinces him to return to San Francisco, and Walter agrees. He returns to comfort Irene and finds himself charged with murder.
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Keys of the Kingdom 1944  N/R, 137 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John M. Stahl
Cast: Gregory Peck, Thomas Mitchell, Vincent Price, Rose Stradner, Edmund Gwenn, Roddy McDowall, Cedric Hardwicke, Peggy Ann Garner, James Gleason, Anne Revere, Benson Fong, Ruth Nelson, Jane Ball, Leonard Strong, Philip Ahn
Based on A.J. Cronin's novel about missionaries in 19th-century China, this is the story of Scottish priest Francis Chisholm (Gregory Peck) who persists in teaching Catholicism to Chinese despite civil war and overt attempts to rid the country of Christian missionary influences. Peck received an Oscar nomination for Best Actor. 1 User Review
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King of Chinatown 1939 N/R, 60 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Nick Grinde
Cast: Anna May Wong, Akim Tamiroff, J. Carrol Naish, Sidney Toler, Philip Ahn, Anthony Quinn, Roscoe Karns, Richard Denning, Charles Trowbridge, Alexander Pollard, Bernadene Hayes, Archie Twitchell, Eddie Marr, Charles B. Wood, Ray Mayer
Mobster Frank Baturin (Akim Tamiroff) is double-crossed by his own goons, and the course of his life is subsequently altered when he is shot. Dr. Mary Ling (Anna May Wong) performs the operation on Baturin that saves his life, and now Baturin seeks revenge.
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Kung Fu 1972 TV, 75 min.
Genre: Action / Western / Drama
Director: Jerry Thorpe
Cast: David Carradine, Keye Luke, Philip Ahn, John Carradine, Barry Sullivan, Keith Carradine, Denver Pyle, David Huddleston, Richard Loo, Victor Sen Yung, Radames Pera, Leslie Nielson, John Blyth Barrymore, Ted Gehring, John Vernon
This is the pilot for the popular TV show about a Chinese/American monk, Kwai Chang Caine (David Carradine), who, after killing the Chinese Emperor's nephew, flees to America in 1860 and roams the West. He tries wisdom but often resorts to kung fu while coming to the aid of Chinese railroad workers and staying one step ahead of Chinese bounty hunters.
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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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Let's Get Tough! 1942 N/R, 62 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Wallace Fox
Cast: Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan, Gabriel Dell, Tom Brown, Ernest Morrison, Florence Rice, Robert Armstrong, David Gorcey, Philip Ahn, Bobby Stone
This film, shot shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor, demonstrates the anti-Japanese sentiments of the country as the Bowery Boys uncover a Japanese plot to overthrow the U.S. government.
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Love Is a Many Splendored Thing 1955 N/R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry King
Cast: Jennifer Jones, William Holden, Torin Thatcher, Isobel Elsom, Murray Matheson, Richard Loo, Virginia Gregg, Soo Yong, Philip Ahn, Donna Martell
Yes, the story is pure soap, BUT the film is worthwhile. This story of racial bigotry develops when a Eurasian doctor (Jennifer Jones) falls in love with an American journalist (William Holden). Love triumphs, as did the title song, which won an Oscar. The film won two other Oscars and was nominated for an additional five, including Best Picture and Actress.
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Macao 1952 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Josef von Sternberg
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Jane Russell, William Bendix, Thomas Gomez, Gloria Grahame, Brad Dexter, Philip Ahn, Edward Ashley, Vladimir Sokoloff, Emory Parnell
Julie Benson (Jane Russell) falls in love with Nick Cochran (Robert Mitchum) and gets more than she bargains for in this tale of romance and murder set in the Orient.
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Miracle of the Bells 1948 N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Irving Pichel
Cast: Fred MacMurray, Alida Valli, Frank Sinatra, Lee J. Cobb, Philip Ahn, Charles Meredith, Harold Vermilyea, Jim Nolan, Frank Ferguson, Frank Wilcox
A miracle occurs when the body of actress Olga Treskouna (Valli) is brought back to her hometown for burial.
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Never So Few 1959 N/R, 123 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: John Sturges
Cast: Frank Sinatra, Gina Lollobrigida, Peter Lawford, Steve McQueen, Richard Johnson, Brian Donlevy, Dean Jones, Charles Bronson, Paul Henreid, Philip Ahn, Robert Bray, Whit Bissell, Kipp Hamilton, John Hoyt, Richard Lupino
Capt. Tom Reynolds (Frank Sinatra) leads British and American guerilla fighters against Japanese invaders in Burma during World War II. While on leave in Calcutta to bring the doctor, Capt. Grey Travis (Peter Lawford), and medical supplies back to his troops, Tom meets and romances Carla (Gina Lollobrigida) who is the mistress of local businessman Nikko Regas (Paul Henreid). Tom rejoins the troops and then finds that his reinforcements have been killed by Nationalist Chinese forces. Against orders, Reynolds leads his guerilla fighters into China and seeks retribution through bloodshed. A court martial follows, but Reynolds is able to make his point and is cleared. Meanwhile, Carla must decide whether or not to change her life and go to the U.S. with Reynolds.
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 One-Eyed Jacks 1961 N/R, 141 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Marlon Brando
Cast: Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Pina Pellicer, Katy Jurado, Slim Pickens, Ben Johnson, Elisha Cook Jr., Rodolfo Acosta, Timothy Carey, Philip Ahn, Larry Duran, Sam Gilman, Miriam Colon, Ray Teal, John Dierkes
After Rio's (Marlon Brando) partner Dad Longworth (Karl Malden) deserts him during a bank robbery, Rio is caught by the sheriff and sent to prison. Five years later, after breaking out of prison, Rio sets out to track down Longworth and seek revenge. He finds Longworth and learns that he is now sheriff in a small town, is married to Maria (Katy Jurado), and has a stepdaughter Louisa (Pina Pellicer). As part of his plot, Rio seduces Louisa. Then, he falls in love with her but continues his criminal life, and complications ensue.
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Panama Patrol 1939 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Leon Ames
Cast: Leon Ames, Charlotte Wynters, Weldon Heyburn, Adrienne Ames, Abner Biberman, Sidney Miller, Don "Red" Barry, Hugh McArthur, Frank Darien, Wilhelm von Brincken, Paul McVey, Philip Ahn
Army officers Phillip Waring (Leon Ames) and his aide, Helen Lane (Charlotte Wynters), are engaged to be married, but plans are put on hold when they are sent to the Panama Canal. They uncover plans of an Oriental espionage ring that has gained information that puts the Canal in jeopardy, and then, and only then, they continue on with wedding plans. This is a sequel to 1938's "Cipher Bureau."
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Paradise, Hawaiian Style 1966 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy
Director: Michael D. Moore
Cast: Elvis Presley, Suzanna Leigh, James Shigeta, Donna Butterworth, Philip Ahn, Marianna Hill, Irene Tsu, John Doucette, Grady Sutton, Mary Treen, Julie Parrish, Jan Shepard, Doris Packer, Don Collier, Linda Wong
After being blacklisted by major airlines for his romantic trysts with female staff members, pilot Rick Richards (Elvis Presley) and his friend Danny Kohana (James Shigeta) start up a helicopter charter service in Hawaii. Rick's plan is to find romance with different girls as he travels from island to island. Judy Hudson (Suzanna Leigh) serves as their secretary, and she is just one of the women Rick romances. Will Rick ever learn that mixing his ideas of romance with flying is not a good idea?
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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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Saigon 1948 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama / Adventure
Director: Leslie Fenton
Cast: Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, Douglas Dick, Wally Cassell, Luther Adler, Morris Carnovsky, Mikhail Rasumny, Luis Van Rooten, Philip Ahn, Eugene Borden, Griff Barnett, Betty Bryant, Eddie Lee, Harold Fong, George Sorel
When World War II veteran pilots Larry Briggs (Alan Ladd) and Pete Rocco (Wally Cassell) learn that their friend Mike Perry (Douglas Dick) has a terminal illness, they keep the news from Mike and take him on an adventure. They need money to finance the adventure and accept an offer of $10,000 from unscrupulous financier Zlex Maris (Morris Carnovsky) to fly him to Saigon. The three friends gather at the airport, and Maris shows up late, but his secretary Susan Neaves (Veronica Lake) boards the plane with a briefcase containing $500,000. When Maris does appear, the police are in hot pursuit, so they take off without him. The plane crash lands in the jungle, and a love triangle forms between Mike, Susan, and Larry before tragedy strikes.
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A Scream in the Night 1935 N/R, 58 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
aka: Murder in Morocco
Director: Fred C. Newmeyer
Cast: Lon Chaney Jr., Zarah Tazil, Sheila Terry, Manuel Lopez, Richard Cramer, Philip Ahn, John Ince, John Lester Johnson, Merrill McCormick, Ed Carey, Buck Morgan
Detective Jack Wilson (Lon Chaney Jr.) tracks a jewel thief (Manuel Lopez) to Singapore at the request of a friend, Edith (Sheila Terry). After Edith is kidnapped by the thief, Jack impersonates the thief's assistant (luckily he looks like the aide) to get the job done.
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Ship Ahoy 1942 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Romance
Director: Edward Buzzell
Cast: Eleanor Powell, Red Skelton, Bert Lahr, Virginia O'Brien, William Post Jr., Jimmy Cross, Philip Ahn, Stuart Crawford, John Emery, Bernard Nedell, Eddie Hartman, John Huddleston, Chuck Lowry, William Tannen, John Raitt
An ocean liner is on its way to Puerto Rico and enemies of the U.S. are onboard to steal plans for a new mine. The lame plot is really a vehicle for the band of Tommy Dorsey (with Buddy Rich on the drums, Ziggy Elman on the trumpet, and Frank Sinatra singing), the dancing of Eleanor Powell, and the comic routines of Red Skelton.
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Shock Corridor 1963 N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Samuel Fuller
Cast: Peter Breck, Constance Towers, Gene Evans, James Best, Hari Rhodes, Larry Tucker, Bill Zuckert, Philip Ahn, Chuck Roberson, Paul Dubov, Neyle Morrow, John Matthews, John Craig, Frank Gerstle, Rachel Romen
Reporter Johhy Barrett (Peter Breck) wants to win a Pulitzer prize, and he thinks he has the subject: a murder in an asylum and only three witnesses, none of whom will talk. The solution is to get himself admitted, but there will be a price to pay if he gets the job done. A typical Fuller effort–even more intense than usual.
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Singapore 1947 N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Drama / Action / Adventure / Romance
Director: John Brahm
Cast: Fred MacMurray, Ava Gardner, Roland Culver, Richard Haydn, Spring Byington, Thomas Gomez, Porter Hall, Edith Evanson, Holmes Herbert, Philip Ahn, George Lloyd, Maylia, Lal Chand Mehra, Frederick Worlock, Curt Conway
This film is a story about an amnesiac who forgets the man she loves. Having thought that she had died in a WWII bombing raid, he discovers his error on a trip back to Singapore after the war, where he returns to resume his smuggling business. This movie was remade as "Istanbul" in 1957.
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Something to Sing About 1937 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy / Drama
aka: Battling Hoofer
Director: Victor Schertzinger
Cast: James Cagney, Evelyn Daw, William Frawley, Mona Barrie, Gene Lockhart, Philip Ahn, Dwight Frye, William B. Davidson, Richard Tucker, Kathleen Lockhart, Marek Windheim, Johnny Arthur, James Newill, Harry Barris, Cully Richards
The story involves New York bandleader Terry Rooney (James Cagney) who seeks fame and fortune in Hollywood. Rooney marries his band's vocalist Rita Wyatt (Evelyn Daw), and they head for Hollywood. He meets studio head Bennett O. Regan (Gene Lockhart) who wrongly believes that Rooney is arrogant and also wants him to keep his marriage a secret, so he and Rita put on a charade. The movie turns out to be a big success, but Regan hides that fact from Rooney, and Rooney does not discover his fame until he returns home from a South Seas cruise with Rita.
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State Department File 649 1949 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama / Action / Adventure
Director: Sam Newfield
Cast: William Lundigan, Virginia Bruce, Jonathan Hale, Frank Ferguson, Richard Loo, Philip Ahn, Raymond Bond, Milton Kibbee, Harlan Warde, Victor Sen Yung, Nana Bryant, H.T. Tsiang, John Holland, Carole Donne, Barbara Woodell
U.S. Foreign Service officer Kenneth R. Seeley (William Lundigan) is among several American citizens, includine Marge Weldon (Virginia Bruce), who face execution by a Chinese warlord and his gang of Mongolian rebels. When escape is impossible, Seeley resorts to blowing up the warlord's headquarters and loses his life in the process.
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The Story of Dr. Wassell 1944 N/R, 140 min.
Genre: Drama / Action / Adventure
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Cast: Gary Cooper, Laraine Day, Signe Hasso, Dennis O'Keefe, Carl Esmond, Carol Thurston, Paul Kelly, Elliott Reid, Stanley Ridges, Philip Ahn, Renny McEvoy, Oliver Thorndike, Barbara Britton, Linda Brent, Joel Allen
In this Cecil B. DeMille offering, Dr. Corydon Wassell (Gary Cooper) works tirelessly to save humanity during World War II after the Japanese take over the East Indies. Wassell succeeded in saving a dozen soldiers who were left behind after the evacuation to Australia.
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Stowaway 1936 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Family / Musical / Adventure
Director: William A. Seiter
Cast: Shirley Temple, Robert Young, Alice Faye, Eugene Pallette, Helen Westley, Arthur Treacher, Philip Ahn, J. Edward Bromberg, Astrid Allwyn, Allan Lane, Robert Greig, Jayne Regan, Willie Fung, Paul McVey, Julius Tannen
An orphaned girl, Ching-Ching (Shirley Temple), stows away aboard ship and befriends a playboy millionaire, Tommy Randall (Robert Young). Ching-Ching next plays Cupid and arranges for Randall and Susan Parker (Alice Faye) to meet. Marriage follows, and–of course–Ching-Ching is adopted by the happy couple.
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Submarine Raider 1942 N/R, 65 min.
Genre: Drama / Adventure
Director: Lew Landers
Cast: Philip Ahn, Bruce Bennett, Marguerite Chapman, John Howard, Warren Ashe, Larry Parks, Forrest Tucker, Stanley Brown, Roger Clark, Eileen O'Hearn, Nino Pipitone, Rudy Robles, Eddie Laughton, John Shay, Gary Breckner
Great battle scenes highlight this film about submarine warfare at the beginning of America's entry into World War II.
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Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts 1937 N/R, 66 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Ray Taylor
Cast: Tex Ritter, Ann Evers, Marjorie Reynolds, Charles King, Horace Murphy, Tim Davis, Karl Hacket, "Snub" Pollard, Tommy Bupp, Forrest Taylor, Lynton Brent, Philip Ahn, Ed Cassidy, Beverly Hill Billies, Boy Scout Troup 13
Troop 13 of the Los Angeles District Boy Scouts of America helps Tex Collins (Tex Ritter) round up train robbers who have taken a shipment of gold. The robbers, led by Bert Stark (Charles King), head for the border with Tex and the Boy Scouts in hot pursuit.
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Thank You, Mr. Moto 1937 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Norman Foster
Cast: Peter Lorre, Thomas Beck, Pauline Frederick, Jayne Regan, Sidney Blackmer, Sig Ruman, John Carradine, Wilhelm von Brincken, Nedda Harrigan, Philip Ahn
This is the second in the series of J.P. Marquand's detective, and it's one of the best. Mr. Moto (Peter Lorre) tackles the problem of seven Chinese scrolls, which, when put together, reveal the hidden treasure of Genghis Khan. He has the seventh one and attempts to get it to the rightful owners who have the other six. Unfortunately, the bad guys also want that seventh scroll and will stop at nothing to get it.
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They Got Me Covered 1943 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Butler
Cast: Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Lenore Aubert, Otto Preminger, Eduardo Ciannelli, Marion Martin, Donald Meek, Philip Ahn, Donald MacBride, Walter Catlett
Reporter Robert Kittredge (Bob Hope) is on the trail of espionage agents in Washington, D.C. and gets help from Christina Hill (Dorothy Lamour).
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Thoroughly Modern Millie 1967 N/R, 138 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: George Roy Hill
Cast: Julie Andrews, Mary Tyler Moore, Carol Channing, James Fox, John Gavin, Beatrice Lillie, Jack Soo, Pat Morita, Philip Ahn, Anthony Dexter
Millie Dillmount (Julie Andrews) arrives in New York City in search of a job and husband but is threatened with being sold into a white slavery ring. Although this 1920's farce is too long, it won an Academy Award for Best Musical Score and received six other nominations, including Best Supporting Actress (Carol Channing).
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The Way to the Gold 1957 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Robert D. Webb
Cast: Jeffrey Hunter, Sheree North, Barry Sullivan, Walter Brennan, Neville Brand, Philip Ahn, Jacques Aubuchon, Ruth Donnelly, Tom Pittman, Jonathan Hale
A hidden cache of gold is the quest of ex-con Joe Mundy (Jeffrey Hunter), but he is not the only one out there looking for the fortune. Ever heard of this storyline before?
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| 1. Across the Pacific (1942)
2. Anything Goes (1936)
aka: Tops Is the Limit
3. Back to Bataan (1945)
4. Battle Circus (1953)
5. Battle Hymn (1957)
6. The Big Hangover (1950)
7. Blood on the Sun (1945)
8. Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture (1949)
9. Charlie Chan in Honolulu (1938)
10. China (1943)
11. China Corsair (1951)
12. China Girl (1942)
13. China Sky (1945)
14. The Chinese Ring (1947)
15. Confessions of an Opium Eater (1962)
aka: Souls for Sale
16. Daughter of Shanghai (1937)
17. Diamond Head (1962)
18. Dragon Seed (1944)
19. Fair Wind to Java (1953)
20. The General Died at Dawn (1936)
21. The Good Earth (1937)
22. Halls of Montezuma (1950)
23. Hawaii Five-O (1968)
24. His Majesty O'Keefe (1953)
25. Impact (1949)
26. Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1973)
27. Keys of the Kingdom (1944)
28. King of Chinatown (1939)
29. Kung Fu (1972)
30. The Left Hand of God (1955)
31. Let's Get Tough! (1942)
32. Love Is a Many Splendored Thing (1955)
33. Macao (1952)
34. Miracle of the Bells (1948)
35. Never So Few (1959)
36. One-Eyed Jacks (1961)
37. Panama Patrol (1939)
38. Paradise, Hawaiian Style (1966)
39. Portrait of a Hitman (1977)
aka: Jim Buck
40. The Purple Heart (1944)
41. Saigon (1948)
42. A Scream in the Night (1935)
aka: Murder in Morocco
43. Ship Ahoy (1942)
44. Shock Corridor (1963)
45. Singapore (1947)
46. Something to Sing About (1937)
aka: Battling Hoofer
47. State Department File 649 (1949)
48. The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944)
49. Stowaway (1936)
50. Submarine Raider (1942)
51. Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts (1937)
52. Thank You, Mr. Moto (1937)
53. They Got Me Covered (1943)
54. Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)
55. The Way to the Gold (1957)
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