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(Redirected from Hong Kong (1951 film)) 1952 film by Lewis R. Foster

Hong Kong
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Lewis R. Foster
Screenplay by	Winston Miller
Story by	Lewis R. Foster
Produced by	William H. Pine William C. Thomas
Starring	Ronald Reagan Rhonda Fleming Nigel Bruce Marvin Miller Mary Somerville Lowell Gilmore
Cinematography	Lionel Lindon
Edited by	Howard A. Smith
Music by	Lucien Cailliet
Production company	Pine-Thomas Productions
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	January 12, 1952 (1952-01-12)
Running time	94 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1,250,000 (US rentals)

Hong Kong is a 1952 American adventure film directed by Lewis R. Foster and written by Winston Miller. The film stars Ronald Reagan and Rhonda Fleming, and the lead supporting actors are Nigel Bruce, Marvin Miller, Mary Somerville and Lowell Gilmore. The film was released on January 12, 1952 by Paramount Pictures. It was rereleased in 1961 under the title Bombs Over China.

Plot

Jeff Williams is an American army veteran living in China who is on the run from the Red Army as the country falls to communism. Along the way, he encounters a Chinese orphan named Wei Lin who is carrying an ancient and valuable golden idol. Adventure ensues as Williams must outwit both the communists and Chinese gangsters while scheming to cash in on the idol himself.

Cast

Ronald Reagan as Jeff Williams
Rhonda Fleming as Victoria Evans
Nigel Bruce as Mr. Lighton
Marvin Miller as Tao Liang
Lady May Lawford as Mrs. Lighton
Lowell Gilmore as Danton
Claud Allister as Hotel Manager
Danny Chang as Wei Lin

Comic book adaptation

Eastern Color Movie Love #13 (February 1952)

References

"The Top Box Office Hits of 1951", Variety (January 2, 1952)
"Hong Kong (1952) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
H. H. T. (April 5, 1952). "Movie Review - Hong Kong - At the Globe". The New York Times. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
"Hong Kong". Afi.com. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
"Movie Love #13". Grand Comics Database.

External links

Hong Kong at IMDb

v t e Films directed by Lewis R. Foster
Features	Love Letters of a Star (1936) She's Dangerous (1937) Armored Car (1937) The Man Who Cried Wolf (1937) The Lucky Stiff (1949) El Paso (1949) Manhandled (1949) Captain China (1950) The Eagle and the Hawk (1950) The Last Outpost (1951) Passage West (1951) Crosswinds (1951) Hong Kong (1952) Tropic Zone (1953) Jamaica Run (1953) Those Redheads from Seattle (1953) Crashout (1955) Top of the World (1955) The Bold and the Brave (1956) Dakota Incident (1956) Tonka (1958)
Shorts	Angora Love (1929) Bacon Grabbers (1929) Berth Marks (1929) Double Whoopee (1929) Men O' War (1929) Unaccustomed As We Are (1929)

Films directed by Lewis R. Foster

Features

Love Letters of a Star (1936)
She's Dangerous (1937)
Armored Car (1937)
The Man Who Cried Wolf (1937)
The Lucky Stiff (1949)
El Paso (1949)
Manhandled (1949)
Captain China (1950)
The Eagle and the Hawk (1950)
The Last Outpost (1951)
Passage West (1951)
Crosswinds (1951)
Hong Kong (1952)
Tropic Zone (1953)
Jamaica Run (1953)
Those Redheads from Seattle (1953)
Crashout (1955)
Top of the World (1955)
The Bold and the Brave (1956)
Dakota Incident (1956)
Tonka (1958)

Shorts

Angora Love (1929)
Bacon Grabbers (1929)
Berth Marks (1929)
Double Whoopee (1929)
Men O' War (1929)
Unaccustomed As We Are (1929)

v t e Films of Pine-Thomas Productions
Feature Films	Power Dive (1941) Forced Landing (1941) Flying Blind (1941) No Hands on the Clock (1941) Torpedo Boat (1942) I Live on Danger (1942) Wildcat (1942) Wrecking Crew (1942) Tornado (1943) Aerial Gunner (1943) High Explosive (1943) Alaska Highway (1943) Submarine Alert (1943) Minesweeper (1943) Timber Queen (1944) The Navy Way (1944) Gambler's Choice (1944) Take It Big (1944) Dark Mountain (1944) One Body Too Many (1944) Double Exposure (1944) Dangerous Passage (1944) High Powered (1945) Midnight Manhunt (1945) Follow That Woman (1945) Scared Stiff (1945) People Are Funny (1946) Tokyo Rose (1946) They Made Me a Killer (1946) Hot Cargo (1946) Swamp Fire (1946) Seven Were Saved (1947) Big Town (1947) I Cover Big Town (1947) Fear in the Night (1947) Danger Street (1947) Adventure Island (1947) Jungle Flight (1947) Big Town After Dark (1947) Albuquerque (1948) Caged Fury (1948) Mr. Reckless (1948) Speed to Spare (1948) Big Town Scandal (1948) Shaggy (1948) Waterfront at Midnight (1948) Disaster (1948) Dynamite (1949) Manhandled (1949) Special Agent (1949) El Paso (1949) Captain China (1950) The Eagle and the Hawk (1950) The Lawless (1950) Tripoli (1950) The Last Outpost (1951) Passage West (1951) Hong Kong (1951) Caribbean (1952) The Blazing Forest (1952) Tropic Zone (1953) Jamaica Run (1953) Sangaree (1953) The Vanquished (1953) Those Redheads from Seattle (1953) Jivaro (1954) Run for Cover (1955) The Far Horizons (1955) Hell's Island (1955) Lucy Gallant (1955) Nightmare (1956) The Big Caper (1957) Bailout at 43,000 (1957)
Short Films	A Letter from Bataan (1942) We Refuse to Die (1942) The Price of Victory (1942)

Films of Pine-Thomas Productions

Feature Films

Power Dive (1941)
Forced Landing (1941)
Flying Blind (1941)
No Hands on the Clock (1941)
Torpedo Boat (1942)
I Live on Danger (1942)
Wildcat (1942)
Wrecking Crew (1942)
Tornado (1943)
Aerial Gunner (1943)
High Explosive (1943)
Alaska Highway (1943)
Submarine Alert (1943)
Minesweeper (1943)
Timber Queen (1944)
The Navy Way (1944)
Gambler's Choice (1944)
Take It Big (1944)
Dark Mountain (1944)
One Body Too Many (1944)
Double Exposure (1944)
Dangerous Passage (1944)
High Powered (1945)
Midnight Manhunt (1945)
Follow That Woman (1945)
Scared Stiff (1945)
People Are Funny (1946)
Tokyo Rose (1946)
They Made Me a Killer (1946)
Hot Cargo (1946)
Swamp Fire (1946)
Seven Were Saved (1947)
Big Town (1947)
I Cover Big Town (1947)
Fear in the Night (1947)
Danger Street (1947)
Adventure Island (1947)
Jungle Flight (1947)
Big Town After Dark (1947)
Albuquerque (1948)
Caged Fury (1948)
Mr. Reckless (1948)
Speed to Spare (1948)
Big Town Scandal (1948)
Shaggy (1948)
Waterfront at Midnight (1948)
Disaster (1948)
Dynamite (1949)
Manhandled (1949)
Special Agent (1949)
El Paso (1949)
Captain China (1950)
The Eagle and the Hawk (1950)
The Lawless (1950)
Tripoli (1950)
The Last Outpost (1951)
Passage West (1951)
Hong Kong (1951)
Caribbean (1952)
The Blazing Forest (1952)
Tropic Zone (1953)
Jamaica Run (1953)
Sangaree (1953)
The Vanquished (1953)
Those Redheads from Seattle (1953)
Jivaro (1954)
Run for Cover (1955)
The Far Horizons (1955)
Hell's Island (1955)
Lucy Gallant (1955)
Nightmare (1956)
The Big Caper (1957)
Bailout at 43,000 (1957)

Short Films

A Letter from Bataan (1942)
We Refuse to Die (1942)
The Price of Victory (1942)

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