Ferry to Hong Kong (1959)
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This curious African Queen derivation stars Curt Jurgens as Mark Conrad, an Austrian exile and Orson Welles as blustery ferry-boat captain Cecil Hart. Banned from both Hong Kong and Macao, Conrad is forced to spend his life on Hart's ferry, shuttling endlessly between the two countries and… More This curious African Queen derivation stars Curt Jurgens as Mark Conrad, an Austrian exile and Orson Welles as blustery ferry-boat captain Cecil Hart. Banned from both Hong Kong and Macao, Conrad is forced to spend his life on Hart's ferry, shuttling endlessly between the two countries and irritating everyone with whom he comes in contact. Conrad redeems himself when he rescues Hart and the passengers during a raging storm. Poor Welles is reduced to Gale Gordon-like bombast throughout the proceedings, while leading lady Sylvia Sims has practically no purpose in the film whatsoever. Ferry to Hong Kong was released in America through 20th Century-Fox along with several other like-vintage Rank Organisation films. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Lewis Gilbert
- Genres
- Action & Adventure
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Critic Reviews
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John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis
It's kind of a clunker, actually, one that not even the usually dependable Orson Welles can salvage.
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John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis
...it's not all bad, just distressingly hammy.
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Cast
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Curd Jürgens
as Mark Conrad
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Orson Welles
as Capt. Hart
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Sylvia Syms
as Liz Ferrers
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Noel Purcell
as Joe Skinner
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Margaret Withers
as Miss Carter
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John Wallace
as Inspector
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Roy Chiao
as Johnny Sing-Up
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Shelley Shen
as Foo Soo
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Milton Reid
as Yen
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Don Carlos
as Archdeacon
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Nick Kendall
as 2nd Police Inspector
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Jeremy Spenser
as Miguel Henriques
