Susan Hayward is looking for a way to free her hubby reporter imprisoned by the Chinese. She finds Gable in Hong Kong, as a high-flying smuggler, to lend her a hand.
This routine adventure flick is at times rather boring: there are too many characters and way too much talk. The real action only kicks off when the picture is more than halfway. Movie does stand out thanks to the glorious Cinemascope images and Clark Gable ofcourse who looks quite a bit older from his Rhett Butler days and more gruff then ever. But he is still quite believable as the tough guy (and womanizer) to the rescue. Not all that impressed by Susan Hayward whom I found bland and rather unsympathetic. There is also a good supporting role for Michael Rennie, as the classic good British copper. As said the action starts real late in the picture, exciting but not all that convincing (that big AA-gun doesn't seem to have any recoil).
Interesting fact : you can stream or download this movie for free from the official 20th Century Fox channel on Youtube. The original Cinemasope format is respected and the image is impeccable crystal clear. Looks great on a wide TV-screen !
This routine adventure flick is at times rather boring: there are too many characters and way too much talk. The real action only kicks off when the picture is more than halfway. Movie does stand out thanks to the glorious Cinemascope images and Clark Gable ofcourse who looks quite a bit older from his Rhett Butler days and more gruff then ever. But he is still quite believable as the tough guy (and womanizer) to the rescue. Not all that impressed by Susan Hayward whom I found bland and rather unsympathetic. There is also a good supporting role for Michael Rennie, as the classic good British copper. As said the action starts real late in the picture, exciting but not all that convincing (that big AA-gun doesn't seem to have any recoil).
Interesting fact : you can stream or download this movie for free from the official 20th Century Fox channel on Youtube. The original Cinemasope format is respected and the image is impeccable crystal clear. Looks great on a wide TV-screen !