The Terror of the Tongs (1961)
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Terror of the Tongs is a gory, garishly colored melodrama written by Jimmy Sangster in the tradition of the Fu Manchu films. The villain is "Fu" himself, Christopher Lee, here eminently hissable as the leader of a vicious Chinese Tong operating in 1910 Hong Kong. Proper London merchant Geoffrey Toone is drawn into this netherworld when his daughter is murdered by Lee's minions. Conducting a one-man war against the Tongs, Toone eventually flushes out every member of the faction...leaving only Lee to vanquish at fade-out time. Though the crimson-dominated color photography of Terror of the Tongs is the film's prime asset, the picture was originally released theatrically in black and white. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Geoffrey Toone, Christopher Lee, (more)
- Director(s):
- Anthony Bushell
Synopsis of The Terror of the Tongs
Terror of the Tongs is a gory, garishly colored melodrama written by Jimmy Sangster in the tradition of the Fu Manchu films. The villain is "Fu" himself, Christopher Lee, here eminently hissable as the leader of a vicious Chinese Tong operating in 1910 Hong Kong. Proper London merchant Geoffrey Toone is drawn into this netherworld when his daughter is murdered by Lee's minions. Conducting a one-man war against the Tongs, Toone eventually flushes out every member of the faction...leaving only Lee to vanquish at fade-out time. Though the crimson-dominated color photography of Terror of the Tongs is the film's prime asset, the picture was originally released theatrically in black and white. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Terror of the Tongs
- Geoffrey Toone - Capt. Jackson
- Yvonne Monlaur - Lee
- Brian Worth - Harcourt
- Marie Burke - Maya
- Tom Gill - Beamish
- Eric Young - Confucius
- Bandana DasGupta - Anna
- Richard Leech - Inspector Dean
- Milton Reid - Tong Guardian
- Christopher Lee - Chung King
- Marne Maitland - Beggar
- Ewen Solon - Tongman Tang How
- Roger Delgado - Tang How
- Michael Hawkins - Priest
- Barbara Brown - Helena Jackson
- Burt Kwouk - Mr. Ming
- Charles Lloyd Pack - Doctor
- Director(s):
- Anthony Bushell
- Writer(s):
- Jimmy Sangster
- Producer(s):
- Kenneth Hyman
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