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Not to be confused with The Scavengers (1969 film).

1959 Filipino film

The Scavengers
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John Cromwell
Written by	Eddie Romero
Produced by	Kane W. Lynn Edgar F. Romero
Starring	Vince Edwards Carol Ohmart Vic Diaz
Cinematography	Felipe Sacdalan
Edited by	Gervasio Santos
Music by	Tito Arevalo
Production companies	Lynn-Romero Productions Independent International Pictures Hemisphere Pictures
Release date	October 1959 (1959-10)
Running time	79 minutes
Country	Philippines
Language	Filipino

The Scavengers is a 1959 Filipino crime film that was directed by John Cromwell, and starred Vince Edwards, Carol Ohmart and Vic Diaz. Shot on location in the Crown Colony of Hong Kong, it was produced by former US Navy fighter pilot Kane W. Lynn and Filipino director Eddie Romero (who also wrote the screenplay). It was released in December 1959 as a double feature in the U.S. with Terror Is a Man by Hal Roach's Valiant Pictures.

The Scavengers was re-released in 1963 as City of Sin by Lynn's new company, Hemisphere Pictures.

Plot

Former Korean War pilot Stuart Allison has been searching the Orient for his wife who deserted him six years ago. Now running a smuggling operation in Hong Kong, he sights his wife Marian boarding a ferry to Macau. Allison is pursued by both the Royal Hong Kong Police and a mystery man named O'Hara, who inform him that his wife is now a cocaine addict and involved in smuggling stolen bonds embezzled by a missing former Nationalist Chinese general.

Cast

Vince Edwards ... Stuart Allison
Carol Ohmart ... Marian Allison
Richard Loo ... General Woo
Tamar Benamy ... Marissa
John Wallace ... Taggert
Efren Reyes, Sr. ... Puan
Vic Diaz ... Casimir O'Hara
Mario Barri ... Hong Kong Police Inspector
Eddie Infante
Renato Robles

Production

The film was director John Cromwell's penultimate feature film. Making their debuts in the film were Jerusalem born dancer Tamar Benamy (born Tamar Ben-Ami March 9, 1937 - August 31, 1997) and RTHK broadcaster John Wallace, who also appeared in Ferry to Hong Kong. The film is credited as "introducing" Vic Diaz, though he had previously appeared in several Philippine films. Ohmart was cast by Cromwell, who had seen her in similar films.

References

Warren, Bill (1986). Keep Watching The Skies Volume 2. McFarland & Co., Inc. ISBN 0-89950-170-2. Page 768
p.36 Smith, Don G. H.G. Wells on Film: The Utopian Nightmare McFarland, July 15, 2002
p. 66 Coursodon, Jean Pierre & Sauvage, Pierre American Directors Volume 1 McGraw-Hill, 1983
Clemens, Samuel. "Carol Ohmart: The Story of Hollywood's Greatest Actress", Lulu Press. December 2022

External links

The Scavengers at IMDb

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Films directed by John Cromwell

Close Harmony (1929)
The Dance of Life (1929)
The Mighty (1929)
Street of Chance (1930)
The Texan (1930)
For the Defense (1930)
Tom Sawyer (1930)
Scandal Sheet (1931)
Unfaithful (1931)
The Vice Squad (1931)
Rich Man's Folly (1931)
The World and the Flesh (1932)
Hell's Highway (1932)
Sweepings (1933)
The Silver Cord (1933)
Double Harness (1933)
Ann Vickers (1933)
Spitfire (1934)
This Man Is Mine (1934)
Of Human Bondage (1934)
The Fountain (1934)
Village Tale (1935)
Jalna (1935)
I Dream Too Much (1935)
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)
To Mary – with Love (1936)
Banjo on My Knee (1936)
The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)
Algiers (1938)
Made for Each Other (1939)
In Name Only (1939)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1940)
Victory (1940)
So Ends Our Night (1941)
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942)
Since You Went Away (1944)
The Enchanted Cottage (1945)
Watchtower Over Tomorrow (1945)
Anna and the King of Siam (1946)
Dead Reckoning (1947)
Night Song (1948)
Caged (1950)
The Company She Keeps (1951)
The Racket (1951)
The Goddess (1958)
The Scavengers (1959)
A Matter of Morals (1961)

v t e Films directed by Eddie Romero
Ang Kamay ng Diyos (1947) Selosa (1948) Always kay ganda mo (1949) Apoy sa langit (1949) Abogada (1949) Ang prinsesa at ang Pulubi (1950) Sabas, ang barbaro (1952) Buhay Alamang (1952) Ed Indio (1953) May bakas ang lumipas (1954) Takas! (1954) Torpe (1955) Cavalry Command (1958) Man on the Run (1958) Pitong gabi sa Paris (1960) Lost Battalion (1960) Espionage: Far East (1961) The Raiders of Leyte Gulf (1963) Ikaw Ako Ngayon Bukas (1963) Intramuros (1964) Moro Witch Doctor (1964) Cordillera (1965) The Ravagers (1965) The Passionate Strangers (1966) Wanted: Johnny L (1966) Manila, Open City (1968) Brides of Blood (1968) The Mad Doctor of Blood Island (1969) Beast of Blood (1970) Beast of the Yellow Night (1971) The Twilight People (1972) Black Mama White Mama (1973) The Woman Hunt (1973) Beyond Atlantis (1973) Savage Sisters (1974) Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo Ngayon (1976) Sudden Death (1977) Sinong Kapiling? Sinong Kasiping? (1977) Banta ng kahapon (1977) Aguila (1980) Palaban (1980) Kamakalawa (1981) Desire (1982) Hari sa Hari, Lahi sa Lahi (1987) A Case of Honor (1988) Whiteforce (1988) Noli Me Tangere (1992) (TV) Faces of Love (2007) Teach Me to Love (2008)

Films directed by Eddie Romero

Ang Kamay ng Diyos (1947)
Selosa (1948)
Always kay ganda mo (1949)
Apoy sa langit (1949)
Abogada (1949)
Ang prinsesa at ang Pulubi (1950)
Sabas, ang barbaro (1952)
Buhay Alamang (1952)
Ed Indio (1953)
May bakas ang lumipas (1954)
Takas! (1954)
Torpe (1955)
Cavalry Command (1958)
Man on the Run (1958)
Pitong gabi sa Paris (1960)
Lost Battalion (1960)
Espionage: Far East (1961)
The Raiders of Leyte Gulf (1963)
Ikaw Ako Ngayon Bukas (1963)
Intramuros (1964)
Moro Witch Doctor (1964)
Cordillera (1965)
The Ravagers (1965)
The Passionate Strangers (1966)
Wanted: Johnny L (1966)
Manila, Open City (1968)
Brides of Blood (1968)
The Mad Doctor of Blood Island (1969)
Beast of Blood (1970)
Beast of the Yellow Night (1971)
The Twilight People (1972)
Black Mama White Mama (1973)
The Woman Hunt (1973)
Beyond Atlantis (1973)
Savage Sisters (1974)
Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo Ngayon (1976)
Sudden Death (1977)
Sinong Kapiling? Sinong Kasiping? (1977)
Banta ng kahapon (1977)
Aguila (1980)
Palaban (1980)
Kamakalawa (1981)
Desire (1982)
Hari sa Hari, Lahi sa Lahi (1987)
A Case of Honor (1988)
Whiteforce (1988)
Noli Me Tangere (1992) (TV)
Faces of Love (2007)
Teach Me to Love (2008)

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