Hong Kong Confidential (1958 film) explained

Hong Kong Confidential
Director:Edward L. Cahn
Producer:Robert E. Kent
Screenplay:Orville H. Hampton
Starring:Gene Barry
Beverly Tyler
Allison Hayes
Music:Emil Newman
Cinematography:Kenneth Peach
Editing:Edward Mann
Studio:Vogue Pictures
Distributor:United Artists
Runtime:67 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English

Hong Kong Confidential is a 1958 American film noir crime film directed by Edward L. Cahn starring Gene Barry, Beverly Tyler and Allison Hayes.[1]

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

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.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/17158/Hong-Kong-Confidential/ Hong Kong Confidential