The Terror of the Tongs
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The Terror of the Tongs is a Hammer Film
starring Geoffrey Toone
, Christopher Lee
and Yvonne Monlaur
.
The film is a quasi-remake of Hammer's Stranglers of Bombay from 1959. The setting is changed to Hong Kong in 1910 from India in the 19th century but the basic plot of a middle-aged hero attempting to uncover the crimes of a secret sect in a British colony, being captured by the sect, and later released, having a personal stake in the outcome ,finding that there is an inside villain, and losing
friends or family are all there.
The low-budget film is distinguished by good color photography and an interesting performance by Christopher Lee
as Chung King, the aphorism-quoting leader of the Hong Kong division of The Red Dragon Tong
.
Hammer Film Productions
Hammer Film Productions is a film production company based in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1934, the company is best known for a series of Gothic "Hammer Horror" films made from the mid-1950s until the 1970s. Hammer also produced science fiction, thrillers, film noir and comedies and in later...
starring Geoffrey Toone
Geoffrey Toone
Geoffrey Toone was an Irish-born character actor.Most of Toone's film roles after the 1930s were in supporting parts, usually as authority figures, though he did play the lead character in the Hammer Films production The Terror of the Tongs in 1961Toone was born in Dublin, Ireland to English...
, Christopher Lee
Christopher Lee
Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, CBE, CStJ is an English actor and musician. Lee initially portrayed villains and became famous for his role as Count Dracula in a string of Hammer Horror films...
and Yvonne Monlaur
Yvonne Monlaur
Yvonne Monlaur is a retired French film actress of the late 1950s and 1960s best known for her roles in the Hammer horror films.Her father's a Russian count; her mother's a ballet dancer....
.
The film is a quasi-remake of Hammer's Stranglers of Bombay from 1959. The setting is changed to Hong Kong in 1910 from India in the 19th century but the basic plot of a middle-aged hero attempting to uncover the crimes of a secret sect in a British colony, being captured by the sect, and later released, having a personal stake in the outcome ,finding that there is an inside villain, and losing
friends or family are all there.
The low-budget film is distinguished by good color photography and an interesting performance by Christopher Lee
Christopher Lee
Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, CBE, CStJ is an English actor and musician. Lee initially portrayed villains and became famous for his role as Count Dracula in a string of Hammer Horror films...
as Chung King, the aphorism-quoting leader of the Hong Kong division of The Red Dragon Tong
Tong (organization)
The word tong means "hall" or "gathering place". In North America a tong is a type of organization found among Chinese living in the United States and Canada. These organizations are described as secret societies or sworn brotherhoods and are often tied to criminal activity...
.
Cast
- Christopher LeeChristopher LeeSir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, CBE, CStJ is an English actor and musician. Lee initially portrayed villains and became famous for his role as Count Dracula in a string of Hammer Horror films...
as Chung King - Yvonne MonlaurYvonne MonlaurYvonne Monlaur is a retired French film actress of the late 1950s and 1960s best known for her roles in the Hammer horror films.Her father's a Russian count; her mother's a ballet dancer....
as Lee - Geoffrey TooneGeoffrey TooneGeoffrey Toone was an Irish-born character actor.Most of Toone's film roles after the 1930s were in supporting parts, usually as authority figures, though he did play the lead character in the Hammer Films production The Terror of the Tongs in 1961Toone was born in Dublin, Ireland to English...
as Captain Jackson Sale - Marne MaitlandMarne MaitlandJames Marne Maitland was an Anglo-Indian character actor in British films and television programmes.He made his film debut in Cairo Road , and went onto be type cast as villains from the Far East, particularly for Hammer Film Productions...
as Beggar - Brian WorthBrian Worth (actor)- Selected filmography :- External links :...
as District Commissioner Harcourt - Ewen SolonEwen SolonEwen Solon was a New Zealand-born actor, who worked extensively in both the United Kingdom and Australia....
as Tang How - Tong Leader's Aide - Roger DelgadoRoger DelgadoRoger Caesar Marius Bernard de Delgado Torres Castillo Roberto was an English actor, best known for his role as the first Master in Doctor Who....
as Tang Hao, tong enforcer - Richard LeechRichard LeechRichard Leech , born Richard Leeper McClelland, was an accomplished actor.Richard Leeper McClelland was born in Dublin, Ireland, son of Isabella Frances and Herbert Saunderson McClelland, a lawyer. He was educated at Haileybury and Trinity College, Dublin...
as Inspector Bob Dean - Charles Lloyd PackCharles Lloyd PackCharles Lloyd-Pack was a British film, television and stage actor.He was born in London, England. He was seen in several horror movies produced by the Hammer Studios including Dracula, The Man Who Could Cheat Death, The Revenge of Frankenstein and The Reptile and Quatermass 2, the film version of...
as Dr. Fu Chao, tong member - Marie Burke as Maya
- Barbara Brown as Helena Sale
- Burt KwoukBurt KwoukBurt Kwouk OBE , born Herbert Kwouk, is an English actor of Chinese descent, known for many television appearances and for his role as Cato in the Pink Panther films.-Career:...
as Mr. Ming