Walk Like a Dragonis a 1960 AmericanWesternfilm directed byJames Clavell,written by James Clavell andDaniel Mainwaring,and starringJack Lord,Nobu McCarthy,James Shigeta,Mel Tormé,Josephine Hutchinson,Rodolfo AcostaandBenson Fong.It was released on June 1, 1960, byParamount Pictures.[1]
| Walk Like a Dragon | |
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| Directed by | James Clavell |
| Written by | James Clavell Daniel Mainwaring |
| Produced by | James Clavell |
| Starring | Jack Lord Nobu McCarthy James Shigeta Mel Tormé Josephine Hutchinson Rodolfo Acosta Benson Fong |
| Cinematography | Loyal Griggs |
| Edited by | Howard A. Smith |
| Music by | Paul Dunlap |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The film has a retroactive connection to Clavell's laterAsian Saganovels; the 1981 novelNoble Housefeatures a character named Lincoln Bartlett who is said to be a descendant of the similarly named character played by Jack Lord in this movie.
Plot
editIt is California during the 1870s. The cowboy Lincoln Bartlett, better known as 'Linc', comes to San Francisco and meets the Chinese Kim Sung at a slave fair, who is forced to work as a prostitute. To protect her from that environment, Linc decides to buy Kim for $750 in gold nuggets and let her live and work at his home. Linc's mother is not happy that a Chinese girl lives in their house and even less happy when Kim Sung and her son fall in love. Cheng Lu, a Chinese immigrant, is jealous and in order to take on Linc, he decides to take gunfighter lessons from 'The Deacon'.[2][3]
Film's introduction:
- California in the 1870s was rough and violent. Men were plentiful, but women were scarce. So girls were secretly and illegally imported from China, and sold as slaves. They were used, but scorned and isolated. This is a story of those times... It happened.
Cast
edit- Jack Lordas Lincoln "Linc" Bartlett
- Nobu McCarthyas Kim Sung
- James Shigetaas Cheng Lu
- Mel Torméas The Deacon
- Josephine Hutchinsonas Ma Bartlett
- Rodolfo Acostaas Sheriff Marguelez
- Benson Fongas Wu
- Michael Pateas Rev. Will Allen
- Lilyan Chauvinas Mme. Lili Raide
- Don Kennedy as Masters
- Don "Red" Barryas Cabot
- Lester Matthewsas Peter Mott
- Michael Ross as Taffy
- Charles Irwin as Angus
- Tom Kennedyas Jethro the Bartender
- Tony Youngas Cabot
- Natalie Trundyas Mrs. Susan Allen
Reception
editReferences
edit- ^"Walk Like a Dragon (1960) - Overview".TCM.RetrievedApril 1,2015.
- ^Walk Like a Dragon (1960),retrievedMarch 2,2023
- ^Walk like a Dragon (1960) - James Clavell | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie,retrievedMarch 2,2023
- ^"Walk like a Dragon".TVGuide.RetrievedMarch 2,2023.
- ^Variety Staff (January 1, 1960)."Walk Like a Dragon".Variety.RetrievedMarch 2,2023.