Movies: James B. Leong

  • 1938
    Mr. Moto Takes a Chance

    Mr. Moto Takes a Chance (1938)

    Mr. Moto Takes a Chance

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    In the jungle near Angkor Wat in Cambodia, Mr. Moto poses as an ineffectual archaeologist and a venerable holy man with mystical powers to help foil two insurgencies against the government....

    Mr. Moto Takes a Chance
  • 1929
    Come and Get It!

    Come and Get It! (1929)

    Come and Get It!

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    When Breezy's father is accused of murdering his neighbor, the former Navy boxing champ takes to the street to clear his name....

    Come and Get It!
  • 1940
    South of Pago Pago

    South of Pago Pago (1940)

    South of Pago Pago

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    Sent by cutthroat pirates to turn Kehane’s head while they loot his island paradise of a fortune in pearls, Ruby instead falls for the young chief. Together, the two save Kehane’s people and their island home from the rapacious picaroons but at the ...

    South of Pago Pago
  • 1935
    Chinatown Squad

    Chinatown Squad (1935)

    Chinatown Squad

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    Police search for the killer of a man who misused $700,000 intended for the Chinese Communists....

    Chinatown Squad
  • 1932
    Tangled Destinies

    Tangled Destinies (1932)

    Tangled Destinies

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    An airliner makes a forced landing at night in the desert. The passengers and crew take refuge in a nearby deserted house. Soon some of the passengers are found murdered, and one of the passengers reveals himself to be a detective who was guarding on...

    Tangled Destinies
  • 1923
    The Purple Dawn

    The Purple Dawn (1923)

    The Purple Dawn

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    The Purple Dawn is a 1923 American silent romantic drama film that was produced, written, and directed by Charles R. Seeling. Starring Bessie Love, Bert Sprotte, and William E. Aldrich. The film is presumed lost....

    The Purple Dawn
  • 1935
    Shadows of the Orient

    Shadows of the Orient (1935)

    Shadows of the Orient

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    A classic "B" featurette about "smugglin' in Chinamen for $300 a load"...

    Shadows of the Orient
  • 1935
    East of Java

    East of Java (1935)

    East of Java

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    Survivors of a shipwreck find refuge on a tropical island--but so do the ship's cargo of lions and tigers....

    East of Java
  • 1951
    I Was an American Spy

    I Was an American Spy (1951)

    I Was an American Spy

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    An American nightclub singer in 1940's Singapore becomes a spy for America in an effort to get back at the invading Japanese army. Based on a true story....

    I Was an American Spy
  • 1939
    Daughter of the Tong

    Daughter of the Tong (1939)

    Daughter of the Tong

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    A detective matches wits with the female leader of a crime ring....

    Daughter of the Tong
  • 1940
    Drums of Fu Manchu

    Drums of Fu Manchu (1940)

    Drums of Fu Manchu

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    The nefarious Dr. Fu Manchu searches for the keys to the tomb of Genghis Khan, in order to fulfill a prophecy that will enable him to conquer the world. His nemesi, Dr. Nayland Smith and his associates fight to keep the evil doctor from getting his h...

    Drums of Fu Manchu
  • 1943
    Headin' for God's Country

    Headin' for God's Country (1943)

    Headin' for God's Country

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    In this anti-Japanese WW II propaganda film, Japanese invaders attempt to raid Alaska and are totally obliterated. The trouble begins when a stranger visits a small town and tells them that the U.S. is going to be taken over by a powerful country. Th...

    Headin' for God's Country
  • 1932
    The Heart Punch

    The Heart Punch (1932)

    The Heart Punch

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    During a boxing match a fighter accidentally kills his opponent in the ring. Afterwards he finds himself falling in love with the dead man's sister....

    The Heart Punch
  • 1927
    The Devil Dancer

    The Devil Dancer (1927)

    The Devil Dancer

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    An English explorer disturbed by the practices of an isolated tribe attempts to rescue a native girl he has become fascinated with. THE DEVIL DANCER was highly praised at time of release for its exquisite cinematography, especially in the use of lig...

    The Devil Dancer
  • 1929
    Shanghai Lady

    Shanghai Lady (1929)

    Shanghai Lady

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    Having spent several wasted months in a Shanghai opium dem, former prostitute Cassie Cook yearns to start her life afresh. Likewise, ex-convict Badlands McKinney also wants to clean up his act....

    Shanghai Lady
  • 1939
    North of Shanghai

    North of Shanghai (1939)

    North of Shanghai

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    In this newspaper drama, a female reporter and a newsreel cameraman are both assigned to cover the Sino-Japanese war. They meet on the boat ride over and decide to team up. They are further assisted by a Chinese cameraman. The three of them manage to...

    North of Shanghai
  • 1929
    China Slaver

    China Slaver (1929)

    China Slaver

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    The Chinese Secret Service sends an undercover agent to investigate reports of an island ruled by a Chinese criminal named The Cobra who holds the residents in virtual slavery while running his illegal narcotics and white-slavery empire....

    China Slaver
  • 1921
    Lotus Blossom

    Lotus Blossom (1921)

    Lotus Blossom

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    The film is perhaps the only remaining example of silent era cinema from a Chinese-American production company, and was co-written, co-directed (with Francis J. Grandon) and produced by James B. Leong, who changed his name from Leong But-jung after e...

    Lotus Blossom
  • 1919
    The Pagan God

    The Pagan God (1919)

    The Pagan God

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    Bruce Winthrop, disguised as a clerk in the American consulate near the Mongolian border, is actually a secret United States government operative sent to quell a Chinese rebellion led by Tai Chen....

    The Pagan God