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Orville H. Hampton (writer)
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12 June 1959 (Finland)
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Secret agent Casey Reed is assigned to locate a missing Arab prince kidnapped by Communists who hope to force the prince's father...
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Kidnapping
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Cold War
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Beautiful Woman
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Communism
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Spy
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Gene Barry as lounge-singing cold-war spy!
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Gene Barry | ... | Agent Casey Reed |
 | Beverly Tyler | ... | Fay Wells |
| Noel Drayton | ... | Owen Howard |
| Allison Hayes | ... | Elena Martine |
| Philip Ahn | ... | Tan Chung |
| King Calder | ... | CIA Field Chief Dan Young |
| Michael Pate | ... | John Blanchard |
| Ed Kemmer | ... | Frank Paige |
| Brian Roper | ... | Dennis Brooks |
| Walter Woolf King | ... | CIA Chief |
| Rico Alaniz | ... | Fernando, Bartender |
| Lou Krugman | ... | Linov, Communist agent |
| Joseph Vitale | ... | Youseff, Communist agent |
| Beal Wong | ... | Muto, Oriental Henchman (as W. Beal Wong) |
| Mel Prestidge | ... | Mao, Oriental Henchman |
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67 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Those who like hard-boiled cold-war spy films, especially those made on a super-low budget, should love this 1958 classic, which features Gene Barry as a US intelligence agent whose "cover" is that of a mediocre lounge singer! Barry's character is intentionally smarmy and funny, and he contrasts well with the hard-boiled spy action, set is backlot versions of Hong Kong and Macao, with a lot of tight shots of characters standing in front of Asian-looking signs and sections of buildings, often only six or eight feet wide. And of course, an alley is an alley and a warehouse is a warehouse, whether it be in Macao or Atlanta. Put a few Asian details in a dark alley, have a few Asian characters, and voila, you've got a film set in the Orient! Like many 1950s spy/crime films, this features a hard-boiled dragnet-esque narration telling you things you just observed on the screen. Still, they don't make films like this anymore, and clearly the filmmakers (and Mr. Barry, who is brilliant in the part!)were "in on the joke" so HONG KONG CONFIDENTIAL should appeal to fans of films such as RED ZONE CUBA, ROCKET ATTACK USA, INVASION USA, and OPERATION CIA. As always, director Edward Cahn is a master of pacing. I don't think this has ever been released on video, but check it out the next time it plays on TCM.