Hong Kong Affair Explained

Hong Kong Affair
Director:Paul F. Heard
Producer:Raymond Friedgen
Paul F. Heard
Starring:Jack Kelly
May Wynn
Richard Loo
Music:Louis Forbes
Cinematography:S.T. Chow
Editing:Helene Turner
Studio:Claremont Pictures
Distributor:Allied Artists
Runtime:79 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English

Hong Kong Affair is a 1958 American noir crime film directed by Paul F. Heard and starring Jack Kelly, May Wynn and Richard Loo.[1] [2] It was distributed by Allied Artists. Kelly was at the time starring with James Garner in the hit Western television show Maverick and the film's advertising emphasized this. The picture was shot on location in Hong Kong.

Plot

Following service in the Korean War, American Steve Whalen visits Hong Kong to look in on a tea plantation in which he has inherited a half share. When told that the business is very unprofitable by his local partner, Whalen becomes suspicious and a series of attacks on him lead him to investigate. The plantation is being used as a front for opium smuggling.

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Notes and References

  1. Lindvall & Quicke p.88
  2. Langman & Finn p.130