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 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
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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Bombs Over Burma 1943 N/R, 67 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Joseph H. Lewis
Cast: Anna May Wong, Noel Madison, Leslie Denison, Nedrick Young, Dan Seymour, Frank Lackteen, Teala Loring, Dennis Moore, Richard Loo, Hayward Soo Hoo
During World War II, Chinese school teacher Lin Ying (Anna May Wong) risks her life when she spies for the Allies as part of the effort to protect the Burma Road for use by Chinese guerillas.
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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
Slave girls in San Francisco get aid from their tribulations via an unlikely source.
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Daughter of the Tong 1939  N/R, 56 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Bernard B. Ray
Cast: Evelyn Brent, Grant Withers, Dorothy Short, Dave O'Brien, Richard Loo, Dirk Thane, Harry Harvey, Budd Buster, James Coleman, Robert Frazer, Hal Taliaferro
FBI agent Ralph Dickson (Grant Withers) is on assignment to investigate a colleague's murder when clues lead to a Chinese dragon lady, Carney (Evelyn Brent), who commands an army of smugglers.
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Doomed to Die 1940 N/R, 57 min.
Genre: Mystery / Horror / Thriller
Director: William Nigh
Cast: Boris Karloff, Grant Withers, Marjorie Reynolds, Melvin Lang, Guy Usher, Tristram Coffin, William Stelling, Catherine Craig, Henry Brandon, Richard Loo, Wilbur Mack, Kenneth Harlan, Gibson Gowland, Maxine Leslie
With help from reporter Bobby Logan (Marjorie Reynolds), ace detective Mr. Wong (Boris Karloff) investigates the murder of a shipping magnate and finds more than just murder. Fifth in the Mr. Wong series and the last one starring Karloff. One more would follow: "Phantom of Chinatown."
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The Falcon Strikes Back 1943 N/R, 63 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Cast: Tom Conway, Harriet Hilliard, Jane Randolph, Edgar Kennedy, Cliff Edwards, Rita Corday, Frank Faylen, Cliff Clark, Richard Loo, Edward Gargan
A war-bond robbery plot and a murdered banker are investigated by our hero, the Falcon (Tom Conway).
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Five Fingers 1952  N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Cast: James Mason, Danielle Darrieux, Michael Rennie, Walter Hampden, Oscar Karlweis, Herbert Berghof, John Wengraf, Nestor Paiva, Michael Pate, Richard Loo
Based on a true story of World War II German spy Ulysses Diello (whose code name was Cicero (James Mason)), this is a great thriller. Stationed in Turkey, Cicero's mission was to gain information from documents in the British Embassy.
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Flying Tigers 1942  N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Action
Director: David Miller
Cast: John Wayne, John Carroll, Anna Lee, Paul Kelly, Gordon Jones, Mae Clarke, Addison Richards, Gregg Barton, Richard Loo, Tom Neal
This World War II action film features John Wayne in the role of air-ace Jim Gordon who excelled in daredevil feats during dogfight actions. This film, along with others like it, improved the morale of those back home during the War.
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Hell and High Water 1954 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Action / Drama / Thriller
Director: Samuel Fuller
Cast: Richard Widmark, Bella Darvi, Victor Francen, Cameron Mitchell, Gene Evans, David Wayne, Stephen Bekassy, Richard Loo, Peter Scott, Henry Kulky, Harry Carter, Robert Adler, Rollin Moriyama, Leslie Bradley
In this Cold War era film, Prof. Montel (Victor Francen) and his daughter Denise (Bella Darvi) worry that the U.S. government is not capable of handling a nuclear threat. The solution is to hire ex-Navy Captain Adam Jones (Richard Widmark) to command a submarine as the means of looking for evidence that the Communists are planning to launch a nuclear missile aimed at North Korea and then blame the U.S. for the action. Special effects are impressive–especially when Jones must deal with a Communist Chinese submarine that his own submarine is no match for, and the subs run silent and deep.
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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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Living It Up 1954 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Norman Taurog
Cast: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Janet Leigh, Edward Arnold, Fred Clark, Sheree North, Sammy White, Sig Ruman, Sid Tomack, Richard Loo
This remake of "Nothing Sacred" features Janet Leigh as the reporter who dreams up the publicity stunt of bringing a supposedly dying man (Jerry Lewis) to New York City to grant his "last" wish.
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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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Malaya 1949 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Richard Thorpe
Cast: Spencer Tracy, James Stewart, Valentina Cortese, Sydney Greenstreet, John Hodiak, Lionel Barrymore, Gilbert Roland, Roland Winters, Richard Loo, Ian MacDonald
To continue fighting World War II, the United States needed rubber from Malaya and planned a mission to ship the commodity back through enemy-held territory. This is the story of that excursion.
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 The Man with the Golden Gun 1974 PG, 125 min.
Genre: Action / Thriller / Adventure
Director: Guy Hamilton
Cast: Roger Moore, Christopher Lee, Maud Adams, Britt Ekland, Herve Villechaize, Bernard Lee, Lois Maxwell, Marc Lawrence, Clifton James, Richard Loo, Soon-Tek Oh, Marne Maitland, Desmond Llewelyn, James Cossings, Yiu Lam Chan
In this ninth James Bond flick, Agent 007 (Roger Moore) ends up in Hong Kong, Thailand, and the South China Sea tracking down hit man Scaramanga (Christopher Lee) who uses custom-made gold bullets. A local British Intelligence agent, Mary Goodnight (Britt Ekland), in her own clumsy way, tries to come to Bond's aid. But, her efforts often turn out to be more destructive than constructive in Bond's mission to thwart Scaramanga. Not one of the best of the Bond films, but there are some great stunts.
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Mr. Wong in Chinatown 1939 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: William Nigh
Cast: Boris Karloff, Grant Withers, Marjorie Reynolds, George Lynn, William Royle, Richard Loo, Lotus Long, Huntley Gordon, James Flavin, Lee Tung Foo, Bessie Loo, Ernie Stanton, I. Stanford Jolley, Guy Usher, Wilber Mack
Detective Wong (Boris Karloff) finds the body of a murder victim in his home and learns from reporter Bobby Logan (Marjorie Reynolds) that the victim is Chinese Princess Lin Hwa (Lotus Long). Police Captain Bill Street (Grant Withers) aids Wong in the investigation, and they discover the murdered body of Lin's traveling companion (Bessie Loo). As Wong closes in on the case, he is kidnapped and held hostage aboard a ship in San Francisco harbor. Will Street and Logan be able to save him? This story was later remade as "The Chinese Ring" starring Roland Winters in his first role as Charlie Chan.
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Now and Forever 1934 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: Gary Cooper, Carole Lombard, Shirley Temple, Sir Guy Standing, Gilbert Emery, Henry Kolker, Tetsu Komai, Akim Tamiroff, Jameson Thomas, Richard Loo
Jerry Day (Gary Cooper) is a jewel thief, but the love he has for his daughter (Shirley Temple) influences him to become an honorable man.
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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 Quiet American 1958 N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller / Romance
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Cast: Audie Murphy, Michael Redgrave, Claude Dauphin, Giorgia Moll, Bruce Cabot, Richard Loo, Yoko Tani, Sonia Moser, Fred Sadoff, Kerima, Peter Trent, Georges Brehat, Clinton Anderson, Nguyen Long, C. Long Cuong
Told in flashbacks, this film, based on Graham Greene's novel, stars Audie Murphy as the innocent young American who goes to Vietnam with idealistic plans to help the Vietnamese fight the Communists and the French. He meets embittered British reporter Thomas Fowler (Michael Redgrave) who is living with a beautiful woman, Phuong (Giorgia Moll), and the American falls in love with her. Fowler retaliates, and the American ends up as a pawn whose fate is sealed when Fowler tells the Communists that the American is selling arms to their enemy.
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The Sand Pebbles 1966 N/R, 193 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
Director: Robert Wise
Cast: Steve McQueen, Richard Attenborough, Richard Crenna, Candice Bergen, Emmanuelle Arsan, Mako, Simon Oakland, Larry Gates, Charles Robinson, Ford Rainey, Gavin MacLeod, Joe Turkel, Barney Phillips, Richard Loo, Joe Di Reda
A U.S. Navy gunboat–nicknamed "Sand Pebbles" by the crew–patrolling the Yangtze River in 1926 is caught up in battles of Chinese warlords. One of the crewmen (Steve McQueen) tries to warn the Captain (Richard Crenna) of the potential for diplomatic problems as the crew tries to protect American lives. The film received eight Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Actor (McQueen) and Supporting Actor (Mako).
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Shadows of the Orient 1935 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Burt P. Lynwood
Cast: Esther Ralston, Regis Toomey, J. Farrell MacDonald, Oscar Apfel, Sidney Blackmer, Eddie Fetherston, Kit Guard, James B. Leong, Matty Fain, John Elliott, Richard Loo, Slim Whitaker
After she is arrested in a Chinatown casino, Viola (Esther Ralston) finds herself caught in the middle–between the casino owner King Moss (Sidney Blackmer) who runs a smuggling ring, and immigration official Bob Baxter (Regis Toomey) who has provided Viola with her alibi.
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Soldier of Fortune 1955 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Edward Dmytryk
Cast: Clark Gable, Susan Hayward, Michael Rennie, Gene Barry, Tom Tully, Anna Sten, Jack Kruschen, Alexander D'Arcy, Leo Gordon, Russell Collins, Richard Loo, Soo Yong, Frank Tang, Mel Welles, James Hong
An American, Jane Hoyt (Susan Hayward), arrives in Hong Kong searching for her photojournalist husband Louis (Gene Barry) and seeks the aid of mercenary, smuggler Hank Lee (Clark Gable). After discovering that Louis is being held captive by Communists in China, Lee travels in his private junk to the mainland in search of Louis. In the meantime, he has fallen in love with Jane but continues in his quest knowing that he could be risking his own life trying to help get Louis out of China.
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State Department File 649 1949 N/R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama
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
U.S. Foreign Service officer Kenneth R. Seeley (William Lundigan) is among several American citizens who face execution by a Chinese warlord and his gang of Mongolian rebels.
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The Steel Helmet 1951 N/R, 84 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Samuel Fuller
Cast: Gene Evans, Robert Hutton, Steve Brodie, James Edwards, Richard Loo, Sid Melton, Richard Monahan, William Chun, Harold Fong, Neyle Morrow, Lynn Stalmaster
Set during the Korean War, in this film Gene Evans plays the role of cantankerous Sgt. Zack who is rescued by Korean orphan Short Round (William Chun). They meet a group of American soldiers, and Zack leads them to a Buddhist temple where they set up an observation post while awaiting enemy action.
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Tokyo Rose 1946 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lew Landers
Cast: Byron Barr, Osa Massen, Keye Luke, Leslie Fong, Grace Lem, Donald Douglas, Blake Edwards, Richard Loo, Lotus Long, H.T. Tsiang
While selling propaganda as a radio commentator for the Axis powers during World War II, Tokyo Rose becomes the object of a kidnapping plot.
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| 1. Back to Bataan (1945)
2. Battle Hymn (1957)
3. The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1933)
4. Bombs Over Burma (1943)
5. China Sky (1945)
6. Confessions of an Opium Eater (1962)
aka: Souls for Sale
7. Daughter of the Tong (1939)
8. Doomed to Die (1940)
9. The Falcon Strikes Back (1943)
10. Five Fingers (1952)
11. Flying Tigers (1942)
12. Hell and High Water (1954)
13. Kung Fu (1972)
14. Living It Up (1954)
15. Love Is a Many Splendored Thing (1955)
16. Malaya (1949)
17. The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
18. Mr. Wong in Chinatown (1939)
19. Now and Forever (1934)
20. The Purple Heart (1944)
21. The Quiet American (1958)
22. The Sand Pebbles (1966)
23. Shadows of the Orient (1935)
24. Soldier of Fortune (1955)
25. State Department File 649 (1949)
26. The Steel Helmet (1951)
27. Tokyo Rose (1946)
28. West of Shanghai (1937)
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