List of the best Richard Loo movies: The Scavengers(1959), I Was an American Spy(1951), The Clay Pigeon(1949), Back to Bataan(1945), State Department: File 649(1949), The Bitter Tea of General Yen(1933), Across the Pacific(1942), The Man With the Golden Gun(1974), Love Is a Many Splendored Thing(1955), West of Shanghai(1937), One More Train to Rob(1971), The Quiet American(1958) ... ...
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1959
79 Minutes
Vince Edwards Carol Ohmart Richard Loo Tamar Benamy John Wallace Eddie Infante Vic Diaz Mario Barri
A gang's plans for a St. Louis bank robbery are complicated when the sister of one of the thieves starts voicing her well-founded suspicions.
Drama, History, War
USA
1951
84 Minutes
Col. Masamoto
Ann Dvorak Gene Evans Douglas Kennedy Richard Loo Leon Lontoc Chabing Philip Ahn Marya Marco Lisa Ferraday Howard Chuman Freddie Revelala
secret agent dancer spy soldier tense thrilling manila, philippines singapore nightclub prison claire phillips marriage world war ii torture loss espionage escape rescue sacrifice 1940s
During WW2, an American woman posing as an Italian cabaret owner spies on the Japanese in Manila but becomes the target of a suspicious Japanese intelligence officer.
Crime, Drama
USA
1949
63 Minutes
Ken Tokoyama
Bill Williams Barbara Hale Richard Quine Richard Loo Frank Fenton Frank Wilcox Marya Marco Robert Bray Martha Hyer Harold Landon James Craven
veteran widow friend prison guard naval officer henchman intricate gripping gritty uneasy long beach, calif. hospital restaurant san diego los angeles government building amnesia false accusations fugitives unlikely allies
Jim Fletcher, waking up from a coma, finds he is to be given a court martial for treason and charged with informing on fellow inmates in a Japanese prison camp during WWII. Escaping from ... See full summary »
War
USA
1945
97 Minutes
Maj. Hasko
John Wayne Anthony Quinn Beulah Bondi Fely Franquelli Richard Loo Philip Ahn J. Alex Havier Lawrence Tierney Leonard Strong Paul Fix Abner Biberman
colonel soldier guerrilla fighter girlfriend tense spirited island philippines world war ii armed conflict rebellion battle courage prisoners of war underdog quest 1940s
In 1942, after the fall of the Philippines to the Japanese, U.S. Army Col. Joseph Madden stays behind to organize the local resistance against the Japanese invaders.
Drama
USA
1949
87 Minutes
Marshal Yun Usu
Virginia Bruce William Lundigan Jonathan Hale Frank Ferguson Richard Loo Philip Ahn Raymond Bond Milton Kibbee Victor Sen Yung Lora Lee Michel John Holland
U.S. Foreign Service officer matches wits with a Chinese warlord to try to save American citizens threatened with execution.
Drama
USA
1933
89 Minutes
Capt. Li
Barbara Stanwyck Nils Asther Walter Connolly Gavin Gordon Toshia Mori Richard Loo Lucien Littlefield Clara Blandick
warlord missionary fiancé spy servant expatriate tense melodramatic spirited intricate china war zone orphanage war missionary work suicide interracial romance opposites attract honor escape
A Chinese warlord and an engaged Christian missionary fall in love.
Adventure
USA
1942
97 Minutes
First Officer Miyuma
Humphrey Bogart Mary Astor Sydney Greenstreet Victor Sen Yung Keye Luke Richard Loo
military officer professor pretty woman engaging tense ship ocean new york city espionage shady dealings dangerous assignment world war ii mystery adventure discovery 1940s
In December 1941, ex-army captain Rick Leland boards a Japanese ship heading to Asia via the Panama Canal where his Japanese hosts show interest in the American defense plans for the canal zone.
Action
UK
1974
125 Minutes
Hai Fat
Roger Moore Christopher Lee Britt Ekland Maud Adams Herve Villechaize Clifton James Richard Loo Marc Lawrence Bernard Lee Lois Maxwell Desmond Llewelyn
james bond assassin beautiful woman henchman scientist secret agent cool intricate sultry thrilling charming hong kong macau thailand island fun house espionage terrorism assassination plot travel
James Bond is targeted by the world's most expensive assassin, while he attempts to recover sensitive solar cell technology that is being sold to the highest bidder.
Romance
USA
1955
102 Minutes
Robert Hung
Jennifer Jones William Holden Torin Thatcher Isobel Elsom Jorja Curtright Virginia Gregg Richard Loo Donna Martell
reporter doctor friend sister uncle melodramatic emotional hong kong family home office forbidden love interracial relationship war forbidden love 1950s
A widowed Chinese-English doctor falls in love with a married American correspondent in Hong Kong during China's Communist revolution.
Action
USA
1937
65 Minutes
Mr. Cheng
Boris Karloff Beverly Roberts Ricardo Cortez Gordon Oliver Sheila Bromley Vladimir Sokoloff Richard Loo
Karloff is the Chinese warlord Fang, who holds a group of oilmen and missionaries hostage in a remote Chinese outpost.
Western
USA
1971
108 Minutes
Mr. Chang
George Peppard Diana Muldaur John Vernon France Nuyen Stephen Sandor Soon-Teck Oh Richard Loo C.K. Yang John Doucette Robert Donner
After taking the fall for a train robbery, Harker Fleet is released from prison and exacts revenge on his former partners who cheated him out of his share.
Drama
USA
1958
120 Minutes
Mr. Heng
Audie Murphy Michael Redgrave Claude Dauphin Giorgia Moll Kerima Bruce Cabot Fred Sadoff Richard Loo Peter Trent Clinton Anderson Yôko Tani
woman journalist undercover agent assistant police officer economist gripping intense saigon, vietnam love triangle vietnam war cia secret identity foreign relations terrorism discovery love 1950s
A young naive American and a cynical older British diplomat disagree over politics in 1952 Vietnam and over a beautiful young native girl.
War
USA
1950
98 Minutes
Colonel Genichi Tomura
Spencer Tracy James Stewart Sydney Greenstreet Valentina Cortesa John Hodiak Lionel Barrymore Gilbert Roland Roland Winters Richard Loo Lester Matthews Ian MacDonald
journalist adventurer editor government agent girlfriend old friend gritty tense california alcatraz island ship malay peninsula jungle plantation world war ii secret mission friendship patriotism island life smuggling
Newspaperman Royer convinces government officials of a plan to obtain rubber by smuggling it out from under the Japanese. Carnahan is let out of prison to help.
War
USA
1957
108 Minutes
Gen. Kim
Rock Hudson Martha Hyer Dan Duryea Don DeFore Anna Kashfi Jock Mahoney Alan Hale Jr. Carl Benton Reid Richard Loo James Edwards Philip Ahn
reverend wife volunteer friend military officer orphan powerful solemn military base south korea korean war military life redemption orphanage refugees religion transformation sacrifice 1950s
A remorseful bomber pilot-turned-minister rejoins for the Korean War.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1939
71 Minutes
Tong Chief
Boris Karloff Marjorie Reynolds Grant Withers Peter George Lynn William Royle Huntley Gordon James Flavin Lotus Long Richard Loo Bessie Loo Angelo Rossitto
private detective princess captain reporter police captain bank president charming intricate suspenseful san francisco house chinatown docks ship murder investigation chinese-american culture political intrigue forgery swindling royalty
A pretty Chinese woman, seeking help from San Francisco detective James Lee Wong, is killed by a poisoned dart in his front hall, having time only to scrawl "Captain J" on a sheet of paper.... See full summary »
Adventure
USA
1943
99 Minutes
Mr. Yokahata
Rosalind Russell Fred MacMurray Herbert Marshall Edward Ciannelli Walter Kingsford Damian O'Flynn Jack Carr Matt McHugh Richard Loo Charles Lung Bud McTaggart
The life of air pioneer Amelia Earhart is here given a fictionalized treatment, with a speculative conclusion.
War
1943
79 Minutes
Lin Yun
Loretta Young Alan Ladd William Bendix Philip Ahn Iris Wong Victor Sen Yung Marianne Quon Jessie Tai Sing Richard Loo Irene Tso Ching Wah Lee
A war profiteer (Alan Ladd) and his buddy (William Bendix) protect a U.S. teacher (Loretta Young), her Chinese schoolgirls and a baby from the Japanese.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1954
95 Minutes
Dr. Lee
Dean Martin Jerry Lewis Janet Leigh Edward Arnold Fred Clark Sheree North Sammy White Sid Tomack Sig Ruman Richard Loo Raymond Greenleaf
railroad worker doctor reporter editor love interest charming unrestrained los alamos, n.m. railroad tracks small town doctor's office new york city hotel love triangle deception fame radiation newspapers mistaken diagnosis quest
An unsophisticated stationmaster from provincial New Mexico fraudulently claims that he is dying in order to get an expense-paid dream tour of New York.
Mystery & Thriller
1940
68 Minutes
Boris Karloff Grant Withers Marjorie Reynolds Charles Trowbridge Frank Puglia Craig Reynolds Lita Chevret Harry Strang Hooper Atchley Jason Robards Sr. Richard Loo
Master sleuth Mr. Wong (Boris Karloff) and a newswoman (Marjorie Reynolds) help a police captain (Grant Withers) catch a killer.
Biography
USA
1945
90 Minutes
Dennis Morgan Dane Clark Raymond Massey Andrea King Alan Hale John Ridgely Stanley Ridges Donald Woods Craig Stevens Warren Douglas Mark Stevens
general pilot colonel airman engaging spectacular thrilling texas india china china air force world war ii flying determination training adventure pursuit underdog 1940s
During WW2, American volunteer pilots are stationed in China where, as part of the Flying Tigers unit, they dog-fight against Japanese warplanes.
War
USA
1942
102 Minutes
John Wayne John Carroll Anna Lee Paul Kelly Gordon Jones Mae Clarke Addison Richards Edmund MacDonald Bill Shirley Tom Neal Chester Gan
mercenary pilot hero enemy thrilling china military base airplane hangar airplane war battle air raids invasion china quest sacrifice 1930s
Capt. Jim Gordon's command of the famed American mercenary fighter group in China is complicated by the recruitment of an old friend who is a reckless hotshot.
Mystery & Thriller
1952
108 Minutes
James Mason Danielle Darrieux Michael Rennie Walter Hampden Oscar Karlweis Herbert Berghof John Wengraf Ben Astar Roger Plowden Michael Pate Ivan Triesault
spy mercenary countess ambassador agent cool tense creative turkey rio de janeiro world war ii espionage nazism true crime escape love fall 1940s
The Albanian valet (James Mason) for the British ambassador to Turkey sells secrets to World War II Germans.
War
USA
1942
87 Minutes
Brian Donlevy Robert Preston Macdonald Carey William Bendix Albert Van Dekker Walter Abel Mikhail Rasumny Rod Cameron Bill Goodwin Damian O'Flynn Frank Albertson
marine major lieutenant captain private enemy intense gritty patriotic wake island military base world war ii showdown survival bravery invasion outnumbered quest underdog rivalry
December, 1941. With no hope of relief or re-supply, a small band of United States Marines tries to keep the Japanese Navy from capturing their island base.
Drama
USA
1937
138 Minutes
Paul Muni Luise Rainer Walter Connolly Tilly Losch Charley Grapewin Jessie Ralph Soo Yong Keye Luke Roland Lui Ching Wah Lee Harold Huber
farmer wife pretty woman son emotional melodramatic china farm farming family poverty aspirations marriage love triangle transformation love sacrifice 1930s
Although married Chinese farmers Wang and O-Lan initially experience success, their lives are complicated by declining fortunes and lean times, as well as the arrival of the beautiful young Lotus.