The Left Hand of God (1955)

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Humphrey Bogart stars in this improbable tale that marked Gene Tierney's return to the screen after battling mental illness for a number of years. Bogart plays Jim Carmody, an American soldier of fortune who, after crashing his plane in China, takes up with the Chinese warlord General Yang (Lee J.… More Humphrey Bogart stars in this improbable tale that marked Gene Tierney's return to the screen after battling mental illness for a number of years. Bogart plays Jim Carmody, an American soldier of fortune who, after crashing his plane in China, takes up with the Chinese warlord General Yang (Lee J. Cobb). Jim becomes Yang's advisor, but after watching one of the General's flunkies brutally kill a priest, Jim decides to leave. Unfortunately, Yang has declared that any deserter will be shot. Disguising himself as the slain priest, Jim sneaks out of the General's headquarters and makes his way to a mountain village where missionaries Beryl (Agnes Moorehead) and David (E.G. Marshall) take him in. Jim still is posing as the priest but his vows of celibacy are challenged when he falls in love with the attractive mission nurse Anne Scott (Gene Tierney). Anne feels ashamed because she is also attracted to him, but Jim writes to the bishop confessing that he is an impostor. At that moment, General Yang arrives, insisting that Jim rejoin his army or else he will burn down the village. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 27 min.
Directed By: Edward Dmytryk
Written By: Alfred Hayes
Genres: Drama, Action & Adventure, Classics

In Theaters: Nov 14, 1955 Wide
On DVD: Nov 16, 1989

Critic Reviews

Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Too uninspired to count for much.

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Cast

            Humphrey Bogart as Jim Carmody

            Gene Tierney as Ann Scott

            Lee J Cobb as Mieh Yang

            Agnes Moorehead as Beryl Sigman

            E.G. Marshall as Dr. Sigman

            Jean Porter as Mary Yin

            Carl Benton Reid as Rev. Cornelius

            Philip Ahn as Jan Teng

            Benson Fong as Chun Tien

            Richard H. Cutting as Father O'Shea

            Don Forbes as Father Keller

            Noel Toy as Woman In Sarong

            Peter Chong as Fen Tso Lin

            Marie Tsien as Woman in Kimona

            George Chan as Li Kwan

            Henry S. Quan as Orderly

            Moy Ming as Old Man

            George Lee as Mi Lu

            W. Beal Wong as Father

            Stella Lynn as Pao Chu

            Robert Burton as Rev. Marvin

            Soo Yong as Midwife

            Candace Lee as Girl

            Leon Lontoc as Pao-Ching

            Victor Sen Yung as John Wong

            Sammee Tong as Servant

            Walter Soo Hoo as Hospital Orderly
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