Five Golden Dragons
| Five Golden Dragons | |
|---|---|
 1967 theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Jeremy Summers |
| Produced by | Harry Alan Towers |
| Screenplay by | Peter Welbeck |
| Starring |
Bob Cummings Margaret Lee Rupert Davies |
| Music by | Composed and conducted by Malcolm Lockyer |
| Cinematography |
John Von Kotze (lighting cameraman) |
| Edited by | Donald J. Cohen |
Production company |
Blansfilm Limited |
| Distributed by | Constantin Film |
Release dates |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Five Golden Dragons is a 1967 British/German international co-production comedy action film set in Hong Kong and photographed in Techniscope on location in September 1966[1] at the Tiger Balm Pagoda and Shaw Brothers studios.[2] It was directed by Jeremy Summers and starred Bob Cummings in his final feature film,[3][4] Margaret Lee who sings two songs in the film,[5] Rupert Davies and a cast of "guest stars".[6] The film was produced and written by Harry Alan Towers and features his wife Maria Rohm as the leading lady. The film features a minor connection to Edgar Wallace's short stories by using his Commissioner Sanders as an officer in the Royal Hong Kong Police with Towers using Wallace's name to attract funds from international film investors.[7]
Plot
The Five Golden Dragons are an international criminal gold trafficking secret society syndicate based in Hong Kong. They plan to break up after selling their criminal enterprise to the Mafia for US$50 million. However the members of the group fear the greed of each other in receiving their share of the profits. An American playboy and a two sisters become involved in the action.
Production notes
The film originally planned to feature George Sanders and Basil Rathbone as two of the Dragons.[8] Cummings met his fourth wife Regina Fong who was a script girl on the film[9] The film was the first of three films Jeremy Summers directed for Harry Alan Towers.
Cast
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See also
References
- ↑ p. 165 Johnson, Tom & Miller, Mark A. The Christopher Lee Filmography: All Theatrical Releases, 1948-2003 McFarland, 27 Apr 2004
- ↑ "Movies Under the Stars / Skyline Drive-In Theatres / Tonight at 7.30" (The Sydney Morning Herald, November 8, 1968, page 20)
- ↑ Anderson, Nancy / Copley News Service. "Yesterday's Stars Today / Know What You Want: Cummings" (Lodi News-Sentinel, November 22, 1972, page 10)
- ↑ Oliver, Myrna / Los Angeles Times. "'Love That Bob' Cummings Dies at 80 in California" (The Daily {Schenectady} Gazette, December 4, 1990, page A5)
- ↑ https://dudummesau.com/2012/07/20/interview-with-margaret-lee/
- ↑ "Movies This Week" (Sunday {Ocala} Star-Banner, February 22, 1970, page 17C)
- ↑ p.108 Edwards, Matthew Klaus Kinski, Beast of Cinema: Critical Essays and Fellow Filmmaker Interviews McFarland, 22 Jul 2016
- ↑ p. 165 Johnson & Miller
- ↑ Lertzman, Richard A. & Birnes, William J. Dr. Feelgood: The Shocking Story of the Doctor Who May Have Changed History by Treating and Drugging JFK, Marilyn, Elvis, and Other Prominent Figures Skyhorse Publishing, Inc., 13 Dec. 2013
- ↑ AP. "Deaths / Dan Duryea Dies at 61" (Daytona Beach Morning Journal, June 8, 1968, page 2)
- ↑ Wilson, Earl. "It Happened Last Night / George Raft Unlimbers Dancing Legs" (The {Sarasota} Herald-Tribune, August 22, 1966, page 24)
- ↑ Everett Aaker, The Films of George Raft, McFarland & Company, 2013 p 178
External links
- Five Golden Dragons at the Internet Movie Database
- Five Golden Dragons at British Film Institute
- Five Golden Dragons at AllMovie
- Five Golden Dragons at TV Guide (1987 write-up was originally published in The Motion Picture Guide)