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Blood Alley (1955)

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Runtime: 1 hr 55 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: William Wellman's BLOOD ALLEY begins with the inhabitants of a local Chinese village liberating political prisoner Captain Tom Wilder (John Wayne). The oppressed villagers are disillusioned by... William Wellman's BLOOD ALLEY begins with the inhabitants of a local Chinese village liberating political prisoner Captain Tom Wilder (John Wayne). The oppressed villagers are disillusioned by communism's stranglehold and want the former merchant marine to sail their ship through the treacherous Formosa Straits--the infamous Blood Alley--to Hong Kong and freedom. The Duke complies and heads off down the Yangtze aboard an old steamer, with Cathy Granger (Lauren Bacall) along for the ride. The strong arm of the plot is taken from the novel by Aaron Sidney Fleischman. Widescreen CinemaScope adds to the effective shots of the panoramic scenery, and it is an absolute delight to watch Wayne and Bacall, so reminiscent of Bogie and Hepburn in THE AFRICAN QUEEN. [More]

Starring: John Wayne, Lauren Bacall, Paul Fix, Joy Kim

Starring: John Wayne, Lauren Bacall, Paul Fix, Joy Kim, Mike Mazurki, Berry Kroeger, Anita Ekberg

Director: William Wellman

Director: William Wellman
Composer: Roy Webb

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May 3, 2005

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  • An American merchant marine captain ferries a group of Chinese refugess down the Yangtze River to escape the Communists.
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    Steve Crum

    Lesser seen Duke Wayne, here teamed with Lauren Bacall in international actioner.

    comment Comment | Apr., 23 2007 12:34 PM

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    Emanuel Levy

    Camouflaged as action-adventure, this is one of John Wayne's most blatantly propagadistic movies, in which he rescues an entire village from the ill of "Communism," while carrying on with Lauren Bacall (miscast).

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    Mitchum was lucky to get out of this stinker!

    Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Aug., 09 2005 08:10 PM

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