The terror of the tongs 1961 anthony bushell, christopher lee, yvonne monlaur, geoffrey. Icons of adventure collection the pirates of blood. Christopher lee is unsupassed as the spider at the centre of tong corruption, power, and sinster control over the lives of the populace. Anthony bushells the terror of the tongs 1961 movie. I fondly remember this film as it was the first x certificate film i ever saw. Lee and his tong gang of drugslave traders become the target of seaman toone, who goes on the rampage when his daughter and servant are murdered by lees henchmen. The terror of the tongs original theatrical trailer 1961. A vengeful ships captain is aided in his vendetta against the red dragon tong. The tong, a ruthless clan whose profits from protection rackets, white slave traffic, smuggling and drugrunning amount to millions of dollars, will resort to. In 1910, hong kong, under the rule of the british empire, is a prosperous and bustling city, but, hidden in the shadows of its many narrow streets, the hideous members of the red dragon gang, a branch of the evil chinese secret society of the tongs, lurk and murder those who oppose to their tyranny, which thrives on vice, crime and the fear of the weakest. Because the secret society is very powerful it is not easy to free him from their hands. Anthony bushells the terror of the tongs 1961 movie trailer. The terror of the tongs 1961 anthony bushell, christopher lee. The terror of the tongs in this action packed film, a british merchant sea captain.
When the red dragon tong murders his daughter, geoffrey jackson is determined to crush this underground organisation. In 1910, hong kong members of a secret tong crime syndicate protect their identities by murdering the daughter of rarelust rare and selected movies from all genres free download. Your isp can monitor you, unless you use a zero log. A secret society of hongkong at the beginning of the century called the red dragon tong kidnaps the captain of a ship in the harbour of hongkong as he tries to detain the killers of his daughter.
Notable as the very first movie in which horror stalwart christopher lee received top billing, the terror of the tongs 1961 marked his transition to bonafide. The terror of the tongs 1961 the terror of the tongs. The tong, a ruthless clan whose profits from protection rackets, white slave traffic, smuggling and drugrunning amount to millions of dollars, will resort to anything to protect their powerful position. I must admit that i have trouble finding much to say about many of the hammer. Click to share on twitter opens in new window click to share on facebook opens in new window click to share on reddit opens in new window click to share on tumblr opens in new window. The terror of the tongs 1961 fantastic movie musings. In those ancient days i thought tongs was a horror film.
The terror of the tongs movie tv listings and schedule. The film stars susan strasberg, ronald lewis, ann todd, and christopher lee in a supporting role. I was 14 at the time and i saw it in a double bill with forgo at the abc golders green. Scream of fear is a 1961 british mystery thriller film directed by seth holt, shot in blackandwhite by douglas slocombe, and released by hammer films. In the year of 1910, hong kong members of the secret red dragon tong crime family protect their identities by murdering helena sale, the daughter of captain jackson sale, a british sea officer who vows revenge and defies the spread of fear created by the tongs. Adventure, horror, thriller, dipendenza drammatico, dispettosi bambini, scienze fisiche. Watch the terror of the tongs 1961 full movie openload.
The terror of the tongs 1961 full hd movie for free. Regular titles as well as some ending credits and titles from trailers. The terror of the tongs 1961 full movie video dailymotion. With christopher lee, yvonne monlaur, geoffrey toone, marne maitland. Christopher lee as a chinese godfather, a couple of years before his fu manchu saga. Nearly all of the main oriental characters are played by european actors. Christopher lee, in 1910, hong kong members of a secret tong crime syndicate protect their identities by murdering the daughter of a british sea captain who vows revenge.
Download rare classic and selected films, request on classic movies. Find release information for the terror of the tongs 1961 anthony bushell on allmovie. Cultural references edit on the film s opening matinee showing at a picture house in sauchiehall street glasgow, a crowd of rowdy teenagers and young adults both male and female ran down the street shouting tongs causing a. Red dragon tong leader chung king christopher lee and his hatchet men capture a british captain geoffrey toone in hong kong. Beware, the terror of the tongs 1961 the telltale mind.
Terror of the tongs 1961 christopher lee dvd elvis. The terror of the tongs 1961 full movie download full hd. Chris lee is good value here, but the film is somewhat let down by the blundering captain sale whose level of. The terror of the tongs anthony bushell, 1961 surprisingly, i quite liked this atypical hammer offering, which is basically a companion piece to the stranglers of bombay 1960 with the setting changed to 1910s china, and the vicious thuggees replaced with the equally murderous red dragon tongs. Watch the terror of the tongs 1961 full movie ursula strauss on dailymotion. Directed by anthony bushell, starring christopher lee, geoffrey toone. The terror of the tongs yify torrent and the terror of the. Download the terror of the tongs 1961 torrents 37x. Topics christopher lee, hammer films, yvonne monlaur, james bernard, burt kwouk. A tiein to the film written by jimmy sangster and based upon his screenplay was published by digit books in 1961. Download movies description a secret society of hongkong at the beginning of the century called the red dragon tong kidnaps the captain of a ship in the harbour of hongkong as he tries to detain the killers of his daughter. The terror of the tongs 1961 yify download movie torrent.
Christopher lee plays his role with his usual aplomb. The terror of the tongs 1961 classic horror film board. In 1910, hong kong members of a secret tong crime syndicate protect their identities by murdering the daughter of a british sea captain who vows revenge. Hammer does it again, producingpre hammer horror daysa great film thats, all too sadly, mostly missing today. The terror of the tongs 1961 movies and films database. A lot of movies also had quirky, swingin, jazzy or rockin themes or credits, or maybe just some wild psychotronic elements. Watch the terror of the tongs full movie in hd visit movie 28750 in 1910, hong kong, under the rule of the british empire, is a p. The young savages 1961 john frankenheimer, burt lancaster, dina merrill, edward andrews the christian licorice store 1971 james frawley, beau bridges, maud adams, gilbert roland anna unbound 2015 bernd porr, vasso georgiadou, kirsty may hamilton, derek kelly. In this gory, garishly colored melodrama, the villain is fu manchu himself, christopher lee is eminently hissable as the leader of a vicious chinese tong operating in 1910 hong kong. The images displayed on this page are recent additions to the movie title stills collection, a website containing screen captures of titles from feature films. Lurid but less so in this cut version hammer historical concerning the nefarious tong. I havent seen terror of the tongs since a saturday matinee at the lerose theater in october of 1961 on a bill with have rocket, will travel, of all things. The terror of the tongs 1961 streaming ita chenta biru. Hammer worked with limited budgets but almost always came up with suspenseful and colourful movies.