Soldier of Fortune

1955

English

6.2

♡ 7

53%

Edward Dmytryk Director

Leo Gordon as Big Matt

Robert Quarry as Frank Stewart - U.S. Consulate

Victor Sen Yung as Goldie - Hotel Waiter

Michael Rennie as Inspector Merryweather

An American woman arrives in Hong Kong to unravel the mystery of her missing photographer husband. After getting nowhere with the authorities, she is led by some underground characters to an American soldier of fortune working in the area against the Communists. He promises to help find her husband.

Dangerous Money

1946

English

6.2

♡ 2

Terry O. Morse Director

Joseph Crehan as Capt. Black

Willie Best as Chattanooga Brown

Victor Sen Yung as Jimmy Chan

Helen Dickson as Ship Passenger

A treasury agent on the trail of counterfeit money confides to fellow ocean liner passenger, Charlie Chan, that there have been two attempts on his life.

Key to the City

1950

English

6.4

♡ 2

62%

Comedy

politician

Romance

George Sidney Director

Victor Sen Yung as Chinese MC at the Blue Duck

Edward Earle as Councilman

Marilyn Maxwell as Sheila the 'Atom' Dancer

Harry Harvey as Top O' Sky Waiter with Pick-Me-Up

At a mayors convention in San Francisco, ex-longshoreman Steve Fisk meets Clarissa Standish from New England. Fisk is mayor of "Puget City" and is proud of his rough and tumble background. Standish is mayor of "Winona, Maine", and is equally proud of her education and dedication to the people who elected her. Thrown together, the two opposites attract and their escapades during the convention get each of them in hot water back home. Written by Ron Kerrigan

Men in War

1957

English

7.1

♡ 8

88%

Anthony Mann Director

Robert Ryan as Lt. Benson

Aldo Ray as Montana

Victor Sen Yung as North Korean Sniper Prisoner

Phillip Pine as Sgt. Riordan

In Korea, on 6 September 1950, Lieutenant Benson's platoon finds itself isolated in enemy-held territory after a retreat. Soon they are joined by Sergeant Montana, whose overriding concern is caring for his catatonic colonel. Benson and Montana can't stand each other, but together they must get the survivors to Hill 465, where they hope the division is waiting. It's a long, harrowing march, fraught with all the dangers the elusive enemy can summon.

The Left Hand of God

1955

English

6.4

♡ 8

48%

Action

based on novel or book

Edward Dmytryk Director

Agnes Moorehead as Beryl Sigman

Philip Ahn as Jan Teng

Victor Sen Yung as John Wong

Lee J. Cobb as Mieh Yang

A man in priestly robes, seemingly the long-awaited Father O'Shea, arrives at a little-frequented Catholic mission in 1947 China. Though the man seems curiously uncomfortable with his priestly duties, his tough tactics prove very successful in the Seven Villages, as around them China disintegrates in civil war and revolution. But he has a secret, and his friendship with mission nurse Anne (an attractive war widow) seems to be taking on an unpriestly tone.

The Good Earth

1937

English

7.5

♡ 4

95%

77%

1910s

Action

based on novel or book

based on play or musical

china

Drama

family relationships

husband wife relationship

Romance

Victor Fleming Director

Victor Sen Yung as Chinese Peasant

Keye Luke as Elder Son

Philip Ahn as Revolutionary Army Captain

Walter Connolly as Uncle

China, during the rule of the Qing Dynasty. The arranged marriage between Wang Lung, a humble farmer, and O-Lan, a domestic slave, will endure the many hardships of life over the years; but the temptations of a fragile prosperity will endanger their love and the survival of their entire family.

The Hawaiians

1970

English

6.2

♡ 2

53%

19th century

Adventure

based on novel or book

Drama

hawaii

Tom Gries Director

Victor Sen Yung as Chun Fat

Harry Holcombe as Fredericks

Harry Townes as Houghton

Geraldine Chaplin as Purity Hoxworth

A wanderer returns home only to find political turmoil, disease and romantic difficulties.

The Shanghai Story

1954

English

5.8

♡ 1

Frank Lloyd Director

Edmond O'Brien as Dr. Dan Maynard

Paul Picerni as Mr. Emilio De Verno

John Alvin as Mr. Warren

Victor Sen Yung as Sun Lee

Shanghai, China. The last expatriate Westerners still living in the city are imprisoned in a hotel by the communist authorities in order to find the spy hiding among them.

China

1943

English

6.6

♡ 5

50%

Drama

War

John Farrow Director

Bess Flowers as Japanese Woman

William Bendix as Johnny Sparrow

Philip Ahn as Lin Cho, First Brother

Victor Sen Yung as Lin Wei, Third Brother

Shortly before Pearl Harbor, American opportunist Jones and partner Johnny are in China to sell oil to the invading Japanese army. Cynical about the sufferings of the Chinese, Jones meets compassionate teacher Carolyn Grant while travelling cross-country to Shanghai. Sparks fly between these strong-willed characters, neither budging an inch. But when Jones witnesses a Japanese atrocity, his feelings toward his customers (and Carolyn) begin to change...

Moontide

1942

English

6.8

♡ 4

66%

san francisco, california

Thriller

Fritz Lang Director

Ida Lupino as Anna

Victor Sen Yung as Takeo

Thomas Mitchell as Tiny

William Forrest as Well-Dressed Man in Bar

After a drunken night out, a longshoreman thinks he may have killed a man.

Blood Alley

1955

English

6.2

♡ 5

40%

John Wayne Director

Mike Mazurki as Big Han

Lauren Bacall as Cathy Grainger

James Hong as Communist Soldier

Victor Sen Yung as Cpl. Wang

An American Merchant Marine captain, rescued from a Chinese Communist jail by local villagers, is "shanghaied" into transporting the entire village to Hong Kong on an ancient paddle steamer.

Charlie Chan in Honolulu

1938

English

6.7

♡ 3

50%

H. Bruce Humberstone Director

Eddie Collins as Al Hogan

Richard Alexander as Crewman

Victor Sen Yung as James Chan

Philip Ahn as Wing Foo

While Charlie is distracted with the birth of his first grandchild, son Jimmy impersonates his father in order to investigate a murder aboard a freighter in the harbor.

Woman on the Run

1950

English

7.2

♡ 10

88%

san francisco, california

Thriller

Norman Foster Director

Joan Shawlee as Blonde

Frank Jenks as Detective Shaw

John Qualen as Maibus

Victor Sen Yung as Sam

Frank Johnson, a sole witness to a gangland murder, goes into hiding and is trailed by Police Inspector Ferris, on the theory that Frank is trying to escape from possible retaliation. Frank's wife, Eleanor, suspects he is actually running away from their unsuccessful marriage. Aided by a newspaperman, Danny Leggett, Eleanor sets out to locate her husband. The killer is also looking for him, and keeps close tabs on Eleanor.

Accused of Murder

1956

English

5.6

♡ 2

Joseph Kane Director

Gilman Rankin as Fingerprint Cop

Sidney Blackmer as Frank Hobart

Victor Sen Yung as Hank - Bayliss' Houseboy

Lee Van Cleef as Police Sgt. Emmett Lackey

A police detective finds himself entangled in the web of the underworld when he falls in love with a nightclub singer accused of murdering a crooked lawyer.

The Law and the Lady

1951

English

6.5

♡ 6

Edwin H. Knopf Director

Jean Del Val as Chemin de fer Dealer

Victor Sen Yung as Chinese Manager

Fernando Lamas as Juan Dinas

Richard Hale as Sheriff

A former housemaid teams up with an English gentleman thief and works a confidence game to bilk the wealthy but their plans for a big job in California go awry.

Flower Drum Song

1961

English

6.9

79%

72%

Action

based on play or musical

san francisco, california

stowaway

Henry Koster Director

Ron Nyman as Club Patron

Victor Sen Yung as Frankie Wing

Paul Sorensen as TV Sheriff

James Shigeta as Wang Ta

A young woman arrives in San Francisco's Chinatown, from Hong Kong, with the intention of marrying a rakish nightclub owner, unaware he is involved with one of his singers.

The Trap

1946

English

6.0

♡ 4

Action

charlie chan

Mystery

Howard Bretherton Director

Victor Sen Yung as Jimmy Chan

Anne Nagel as Marcia

Minerva Urecal as Mrs. Weebles

Helen Gerald as Ruby

When a troupe of showgirls with their impresario and press agent vacation at a Malibu Beach resort, two of them are garroted. Charlie takes on the case assisted by Number Two Son Jimmy and faithful chauffeur Birmingham Brown.

The Chinese Ring

1947

English

5.8

♡ 4

22%

William Beaudine Director

Byron Foulger as Armstrong

Philip Ahn as Captain Kong

Paul Bryar as Police Sergeant

Victor Sen Yung as Tommy Chan

Soon after a Chinese princess comes to the US to buy planes for her people, she is murdered by a poison dart fired by an air rifle.

The Golden Eye

1948

English

5.9

♡ 3

Crime

mine

Mystery

William Beaudine Director

Sam Flint as Dr. Groves

Jack Gargan as Man in the Darkness

Evelyn Brent as Sister Teresa

Victor Sen Yung as Tommy Chan

A gold mine in Arizona, that was formerly losing a lot of money, suddenly turns into a veritable money-making machine. However, the owner, instead of being happy about his now profitable business, insists to Charlie that something is fishy and that someone is out to murder him. Charlie and his "crew" travel to the mine, pretending to be tourists staying at a nearby dude ranch so as not to arouse suspicion, and discover that the owner may well be right--it looks like the mine is being used as a cover for criminal activities, and that someone is indeed out to murder him.