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Hong Kong Confidential (1958 film)

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Wikipedia article




'Hong Kong Confidential' is a 1958 American film noir crime film directed by Edward L. Cahn starring Gene Barry, Beverly Tyler and Allison Hayes.[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/17158/Hong-Kong-Confidential/ 'Hong Kong Confidential'] at TCMDB

Plot



Agent Casey Reed is tasked to find a missing prince (played by an un-credited Michael Barry) of the small Arab nation Thamen who was kidnapped by Communists who want to prevent him from signing an agreement that would allow the United States build a missile base there. Reed masquerades as a singer in a nightclub, but he is captured by the Communists, who plan to kill the two of them in order to blame the kidnapping on the Americans.

Cast



* Gene Barry as Agent Casey Reed

* Beverly Tyler as Fay Wells

* Allison Hayes as Elena Martine

* Ed Kemmer as Frank Paige

* Michael Pate as John Blanchard

* Rico Alaniz as Fernando

* Philip Ahn as Tan Chung

* King Calder as Dan Young

* Noel Drayton as Owen Howard

Reception



Leonard Maltin described it as a "Harmless B film about Anglo-American agents rescuing a kidnapped Arabian prince.", while giving it 2.5 out of 4 stars.

References




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