Hong Kong Nights (film)

Hong Kong Nights
Film poster
Directed by	E. Mason Hopper
Written by	Norman Houston Roger Allman
Produced by	Walter Futter Fenn Kimball
Starring	Tom Keene Wera Engels Warren Hymer
Cinematography	Arthur Reed
Production company	Walter Futter Productions
Distributed by	First Division Pictures
Release date	December 24, 1935 (1935-12-24)
Running time	59 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Hong Kong Nights is a 1935 American thriller film directed by E. Mason Hopper and starring Tom Keene, Wera Engels and Warren Hymer. ^[1] An American customs agent tracks gunrunners operating out of Hong Kong. The film had no original copyright registration nor renewal, and is considered to be in the public domain. ^{[a] [b]}

Cast

• Tom Keene as Tom Keene
• Wera Engels as Trina Vidor
• Warren Hymer as Wally
• Tetsu Komai as Wong
• Cornelius Keefe as Gil Burris
• Tom London as Blake
• Freeman Lang as Capt. Evans
• Allan Cavan as Mr. Caulder

References

The film

1. Pitts p.157

Notes

1. The copyright catalogs for 1935-1936 as well as renewals for 1962-1964 did not show any for the film.
2. While the film does state that it is "copyrighted" in its title cards, this was not enough to garner copyright protection at the time.

Bibliography

• Pitts, Michael R. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each. McFarland & Company, 2005.

External links

• Hong Kong Nights at IMDb