Blood Alley (1955)
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- Approved
- 1h 50min
- Action, Adventure
- 01 Oct 1955 (USA)
- Movie
- 1 win.
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Cast verified as complete
John Wayne | ... |
Capt. Tom Wilder
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Lauren Bacall | ... |
Cathy Grainger
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Paul Fix | ... |
Mr. Tso
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Joy Kim | ... |
Susu
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Berry Kroeger | ... |
Old Feng
(as Berry Kroger)
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Mike Mazurki | ... |
Big Han
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Anita Ekberg | ... |
Wei Ling
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George Chan | ... |
Mr. Sing (uncredited)
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Spencer Chan | ... |
Villager (uncredited)
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Suey Chan | ... |
Villager (uncredited)
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Danny Chang | ... |
Child Who Salutes Captain (uncredited)
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W.T. Chang | ... |
Mr. Han (uncredited)
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David Chow | ... |
Boat Man (uncredited)
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Chester Gan | ... |
Ferry Boat Captain (uncredited)
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Lowell Gilmore | ... |
British Officer (uncredited)
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James Hong | ... |
Communist Soldier (uncredited)
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Paul King | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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Esther Ying Lee | ... |
Villager (uncredited)
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Edwin Luke | ... |
Feng's #2 Nephew (uncredited)
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Henry Nakamura | ... |
Tack - Engineer (uncredited)
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Owen Song | ... |
Villager (uncredited)
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Walter Soo Hoo | ... |
Feng's #1 Nephew (uncredited)
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Victor Sen Yung | ... |
Cpl. Wang (uncredited)
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Directed by
William A. Wellman | ||
John Wayne | ... | (uncredited) |
Written by
Albert Sidney Fleischman | ... | (screenplay) (as A.S. Fleischman) |
Albert Sidney Fleischman | ... | (novel "Blood Alley") (as A.S. Fleischman) |
Produced by
John Wayne | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
Roy Webb |
Cinematography by
William H. Clothier | ... | (photography) |
Editing by
Fred MacDowell |
Editorial Department
Sam O'Steen | ... | apprentice editor (uncredited) |
Production Design by
Alfred Ybarra |
Set Decoration by
Victor A. Gangelin | ... | (set decorations) (as Victor Gangelin) |
Costume Design by
Gwen Wakeling | ... | (costumes designed by) |
Makeup Department
Margaret Donovan | ... | hair stylist |
Web Overlander | ... | makeup supervisor |
Norman Pringle | ... | makeup supervisor |
Production Management
Tom Andre | ... | unit production manager |
Nate H. Edwards | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Andrew V. McLaglen | ... | assistant director |
Robert H. Justman | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
Al Murphy | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Joe LaBella | ... | property master (as Joseph LaBella) |
Sound Department
Earl Crain Sr. | ... | sound |
Carl Mahakian | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
Paul Reuting | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Daniel Hays | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Stunts
David Chow | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Gene Coogan | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Evelyn Finley | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Duke Green | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Tom Hennesy | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Stubby Kruger | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Sharon Lucas | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Shirley Lucas | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Harvey Parry | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Regis Parton | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Preston Petersen | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Jack Sterling | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Terry Wilson | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Don Christy | ... | still photographer |
Bob Farmer | ... | best boy |
Robert Johannes | ... | camera operator |
Ralph Owen | ... | gaffer |
Phil Stern | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Esther Krebs | ... | wardrobe |
Carl Walker | ... | costumes: men / wardrobe |
Music Department
Maurice De Packh | ... | orchestrator (as Maurice de Packh) |
Gus Levene | ... | orchestrator |
Lloyd Young | ... | music editor (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Sam Freedle | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
George Coleman | ... | transportation coordinator (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Warner Bros. (presents)
- Batjac Productions
Distributors
- Warner Bros. (1955) (United States) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1955) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1956) (France) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1956) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1956) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1956) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- AFEX (1956) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1956) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Warner Home Video (1986) (West Germany) (VHS)
- RTL Entertainment (1993) (Netherlands) (tv) (RTL4)
- Warner Home Video (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- Living Colour Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Classic Cinema Collection)
- Warner Archive Collection (2017) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Warner Home Video (United States) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Department of Defense (we wish to express our appreciation to: for their cooperation and assistance)
- United States Coast Guard (we wish to express our appreciation to: for their cooperation and assistance)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
In China, the American Merchant Navy Capt. Tom Wilder has been prisoner of the Chinese for two years. Out of the blue, he receives a message in a mattress with a Russian uniform, a revolver and the information that the guards had been bribed to let him escape. He meets a man waiting for him in a sampan and they head to the Chiku Shan village. He meets the village leader Mr. Tso and the American Cathy Grainger that explain him that they have recruited him to take 179 villagers to Hong Kong in a ferry boat. He is reluctant, since the old boat is adequate to inland waters only and does not have maps or charts. But soon he is convinced to accept the dangerous trip. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Taglines | Adventure on the danger waters of the Orient! See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $2,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Humphrey Bogart visited the set as he began to film The Left Hand of God (1955). Lauren Bacall later recalled that John Wayne was the first to send flowers after Bogart became ill with cancer in 1956, even though he hardly knew Bogart. See more » |
Goofs | According to the map drawn by John Wayne, the course from Chiku Shan to Hong Kong is in a Southwesterly direction. However, the morning after the storm when he has Lauren Bacall take the wheel he tells her to steer a course of zero four five (045) which a compass reading of Northeast, the exact opposite of their direction of travel. See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into Hellcats of the Navy (1957). See more » |
Crazy Credits | The title is shown in Chinese characters, which dissolve into English. See more » |
Quotes |
Capt. Tom Wilder:
[spoken through voice tube to engine room]
If you want a last look at home, you'd better take it now. Tack: [heavy with sorrow] I looked. See more » |