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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 PlotAgent 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 ReceptionLeonard 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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