A naive young American playboy in Hong Kong finds himself caught up in the middle of an international crime.A naive young American playboy in Hong Kong finds himself caught up in the middle of an international crime.A naive young American playboy in Hong Kong finds himself caught up in the middle of an international crime.
Robert Cummings
- Bob Mitchell
- (as Bob Cummings)
Yukari Itô
- Guest Singer
- (as Yukari Ito)
Robert Rietty
- Gert
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaSir Christopher Lee recalled that he spent several happy hours talking to Brian Donlevy's wife, Lillian. Prior to marrying Donlevy, she had been Lillian Lugosi.
- GoofsWhen the murdered Margret (Maria Perschy) is discovered lying on bed in her hotel room with her neck having been broken, we watch Commander Sanders (Rupert Davies) and Bob Mitchell (Bob Cummings) - after having examined Margret's corpse - in the foreground discussing their further proceedings to solve the crimes that have been committed so far in the movie. In the background we observe the dead body of Margret blinking with both her eyelids several times! A dead person surely can't do that.
- Alternate versionsGerman theatrical version was re-edited and cut by approx. 20 minutes. The DVD release from Koch Media includes the original British version.
- ConnectionsReferences The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
- SoundtracksFive Golden Dragons
Music by Malcolm Lockyer
Lyrics by Hal Shaper
Performed by Domino
[The second song Magda (Margaret Lee) sings at the club]
Featured review
"Five Golden Dragons" is a very odd film that was made at the Shaw Brothers Studio in Hong Kong. It's odd because although the studio is known for its martial arts movies, this one is a crime film jam-packed with over the hill American stars of the past. Bob Cummings stars in it but it also features Dan Duryea, George Raft and Brian Donlevy! Additionally, Christopher Lee is there...and like all but Cummings, he barely has a line in the film and spends much of the movie wearing a silly golden dragon mask!
Cummings plays an American businessman, Bob Mitchell, who is in Hong Kong on business. However, his path crosses a vicious gang run by the Golden Dragons syndicate and he spends much of the film running from these jerks....and, inexplicably, running from the police who are trying to save him!
The plot to this film quite often makes no sense. However, the location shooting looks nice and the film never really takes itself seriously, so it's still a decent time-passer...even if the notion of the older American actor somehow defeating crime lords!
Cummings plays an American businessman, Bob Mitchell, who is in Hong Kong on business. However, his path crosses a vicious gang run by the Golden Dragons syndicate and he spends much of the film running from these jerks....and, inexplicably, running from the police who are trying to save him!
The plot to this film quite often makes no sense. However, the location shooting looks nice and the film never really takes itself seriously, so it's still a decent time-passer...even if the notion of the older American actor somehow defeating crime lords!
- planktonrules
- Apr 7, 2024
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- Countries of origin
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- Also known as
- 5 Golden Dragons
- Filming locations
- Old Peak Road and May Road, Hong Kong, China(Convoluted road with bridge in early scene)
- Production companies
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- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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