Soldier of Fortune (1955)
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45% of users liked it
(280 ratings)
The first of two Clark Gable films produced by 20th Century-Fox, Soldier of Fortune casts Gable as an American mercenary, running a successful smuggling operation in and out of Hong Kong. Gable is hired by Susan Hayward, who hopes to locate her missing husband, photographer Gene Barry. Upon… More The first of two Clark Gable films produced by 20th Century-Fox, Soldier of Fortune casts Gable as an American mercenary, running a successful smuggling operation in and out of Hong Kong. Gable is hired by Susan Hayward, who hopes to locate her missing husband, photographer Gene Barry. Upon discovering that Barry is being held by the Communists somewhere on the Chinese mainland, Gable risks his neck to rescue the man. Along the way, he falls in love with Hayward, which may or may not compromise his dedication to saving Barry's neck. Filmed largely on location, Soldier of Fortune deserves to be seen in its original CinemaScope form--or, at the very least, in the "letterboxed" version recently made available to cable television. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Edward Dmytryk
- Written By
- Ernest K. Gann
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- May 27, 1955 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Our fallen man has redeemed himself as a red-blooded Commie hating American.
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Cast
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Clark Gable
as Hank Lee
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Susan Hayward
as Jane Hoyt
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Michael Rennie
as Inspector Merryweather
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Gene Barry
as Louis Hoyt
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Alex D'Arcy
as Rene
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Tom Tully
as Tweedie
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Anna Sten
as Mme. Dupree
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Russell Collins
as Icky
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Leo Gordon
as Big Matt
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Richard Loo
as Po-Lin
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Soo Yong
as Dak Lai
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Frank Tang
as Ying Fai
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Jack Kruschen
as Austin Stoker
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Mel Welles
as Rocha
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Jack Raine
as Maj. Leith-Phipps
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George Wallace I
as Gunner
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Alex Finlayson
as Australian Airman
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Noel Toy
as Luan
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W. Beal Wong
as Chinese Clerk
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Robert Burton
as Father Xavier
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Robert Quarry
as Frank Stewart
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Charles Davis
as Hotel Desk Clerk
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Victor Sen Yung
as Goldie
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Danny Chang
as Billy Lee
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Barry Bernard
as English People
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George Chan
as Cheap Hotel Clerk
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Frances Fong
as Maxine
- Ivis Goulding
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Kam Tong
as Needle
- Ernst R. von Theumer
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William Yip
as Bartender
