After Jane Hoyt's journalist husband disappears, she arrives in Hong Kong determined to find him but instead meets shady shipping magnate Hank Lee.After Jane Hoyt's journalist husband disappears, she arrives in Hong Kong determined to find him but instead meets shady shipping magnate Hank Lee.After Jane Hoyt's journalist husband disappears, she arrives in Hong Kong determined to find him but instead meets shady shipping magnate Hank Lee.
- Rene Dupont Chevalier
- (as Alex D'Arcy)
- English Man
- (uncredited)
- Father Xavier
- (uncredited)
- Hotel Lobby Extra
- (uncredited)
- Clerk in Cheap Hotel
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaClark Gable felt that he was too old for the part but wanted to make the film because it reflected his own right-wing, anti-communist views.
- GoofsWhilst looking through the binoculars at the Chinese gunship, Hank is holding them upside down.
- Quotes
Tweedie: And so, all women is trouble. I don't care if she is Queen of Bulgaria, or head of the Girl Scouts. I don't mean there is anything wrong with women. I like women, but not in my place, understand? Because one woman alone is trouble. And two of 'em alone is twice as much trouble. And three of 'em alone can start a riot with a smile.
- Crazy creditsOpening credits prologue: HONG KONG CROWN COLONY
- ConnectionsFeatured in Legends of World Cinema: Anna Sten
- SoundtracksRum and Coca Cola
(uncredited)
Written by The Lord Invador and Lionel Belasco, often incorrectly attributed to Jeri Sullavan, Paul Baron and Morey Amsterdam
Played on piano and sung by customers in Tweedie's Bar
This was the second big epic film they shot in Hong Kong that year, the other being Love Is A Many Splendored Thing. Unlike the William Holden- Jennifer Jones epic, Soldier of Fortune leans more to adventure and intrigue than romance.
Hayward's husband Gene Barry is a prisoner of the Chinese government, apparently having taken some pictures he shouldn't have as a freelance photo journalist. Hayward's in Hong Kong to try and affect a rescue and she comes up against some unscrupulous types including Gable. Gable's more interested in her, but helping the husband's rescue is a package deal.
I would have hoped that with the one and only teaming of Gable and Hayward a better story could have been found. Soldier of Fortune isn't a bad film, hardly the worst thing either of them did, but in essence it's really a souped up Grade B adventure saga. The class of the players make it seem more than it is. Plus the fact it was done on location as opposed to the backlot of 20th Century Fox.
Soldier of Fortune has a good cast of character actors. Look for some good performances by Michael Rennie as the British inspector, Alexander D'Arcy as a conniving French rogue and Tom Tully as a slimy influence peddler.
- bkoganbing
- Feb 11, 2006
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Box office
- Budget
- $2,515,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 36 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 2.55 : 1