Hong Kong Nights (film)
Hong Kong Nights is a 1935 American thriller film directed by E. Mason Hopper and starring Tom Keene, Wera Engels and Warren Hymer.[1] An American customs agent tracks gunrunners operating out of Hong Kong. The film had no original copyright registration nor renewal, and is considered to be in the public domain.[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2]
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| Directed by | E. Mason Hopper |
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| Cinematography | Arthur Reed |
Production company | Walter Futter Productions |
| Distributed by | First Division Pictures |
Release date | December 24, 1935 |
Running time | 59 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Cast
- Tom Keene as Tom Keene
- Wera Engels as Trina Vidor
- Warren Hymer as Wally
- Tetsu Komai as Wong
- Cornelius Keefe as Gil Burris
- Tom London as Blake
- Freeman Lang as Capt. Evans
- Allan Cavan as Mr. Caulder
References
- Pitts p.157
- The copyright catalogs for 1935-1936 as well as renewals for 1962-1964 did not show any for the film.
- While the film does state that it is "copyrighted" in its title cards, this was not sufficient enough to garner copyright protection at the time.
Bibliography
- Pitts, Michael R. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each. McFarland & Company, 2005.
External links
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