Hong Kong (film)

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Hong Kong
Hong Kong poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Lewis R. Foster
Screenplay by Winston Miller
Story byLewis 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 byHoward A. Smith
Music by Lucien Cailliet
Production
company
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date
  • January 12, 1952 (1952-01-12)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1,250,000 (US rentals) [1]

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. [2] [3] [4] It was rereleased in 1961 under the title Bombs Over China.

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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.

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