A preposterous but entertaining adventure melodrama, blood alley 1955 was one of several anticommunist movies star john wayne made during the 1950s. Financial analysis of blood alley 1955 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. The ultimate leads are john wayne and lauren bacall, and the film is 1955s blood alley. Although not as strongly as others, blood alley was one film that had such propaganda. Read the full synopsis of blood alley, 1955, directed by william a. In this film, john wayne plays a veteran seaman who comes to the aid of lauren bacall, the daughter of a missionary doctor killed by the red chinese. Blood alley is a 1955 american seafaring cold war adventure film produced by john wayne, directed by william a. Far better within the framework of the film are paul fix, berry kroeger, and anita ekberg, who arent the most convincing chinese in the world but who seem to fit right in with the bloodandthunder proceedings. Street date july 18, 2017 available through the wbshop 21. Blood alley 1955 chinese villagers free a merchant marine captain john wayne from the communists to take them to hong kong in a sternwheeler. It was produced by john wayne, directed by william a. This movie was based on a novel of the same name by albert s. Apr 03, 2015 the enemy below here is one of the best war movies ever, a chess game of cat and fish not mouse duration.
Wellmanjohn wayne uncredited batjac production warner bros index. Blood alley, dvd, widescreen, subtitled, dolby, repackaged, action adventure, 085391158578. Blood alley dvd, 2005 blood alley is about an american being held in a chinese prison for political reasons. Blood alley 1955 cast and crew chinese villagers free a merchant marine captain john wayne from the communists to take them to hong kong in a sternwheeler. Hot blood 1989 frame up 1991 two to tango 1989 guardami 1999. Blood alley widescreen, subtitled, dolby, repackaged on. Just click on the link to download from pdf archive. Robert mitchum was the original starred who bacall wanted to play against, though in her. Blood alley full movie watch online, stream or download chili. Starring john wayne, lauren bacall, paul fix, and joy kim. Blood alley is a 1955 seafaring adventure movie starring john wayne and lauren bacall set in china.
True justice 2 collection 6dvd box set vengeance is mine blood alley violence of action angel of death dead drop one shot one life nonusa format, pal, reg. Screen legends john wayne rio bravo and oscarnominee lauren bacall the big sleep, the mirror has two faces star in this tale of a great escape, as a group of refugees are led to freedom from red china. Blood alley begins with chinese communists capturing the ship of captain tom wilder, an american merchant mariner. Screen legends john wayne rio bravo and oscarnominee lauren bacall the big sleep, the mirror has two faces star in this tale of a great escape, as a group of refugees are led to. Wayne plays a veteran seaman who comes to the aid of lauren bacall, the daughter of a missionary doctor. The sea chase theatrical movie trailer 1955 duration. They imprison him for two years, but he eventually. Jul 05, 2018 warner bros released blood alley to theaters on october 1, 1955.
The ship of captain tom wilder, an american merchant mariner, is seized by the chinese communists, and he is imprisoned. Released 1955, blood alley stars johnwayne, laurenbacall, paulfix, joykim the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 55 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. John wayne in blood alley 1955 by vintage original movie stills. Blood alley is a 1955 american seafaring cold war adventure film drama from warner bros. Wellman with john wayne, lauren bacall, paul fix, anita ekberg, year. Maybe the policy was bad, didnt mean the chinese communists were any good.
Starring john wayne and lauren bacall the following weapons were used in the film blood alley. Akfilmfans rating of the film blood alley akfilmfan while it has its moments, waynes anticommunist film that was full of production trouble is a fair movie that doesnt. On the surface, the film, about the escape of the chiku shan village in red china to freedom in hong kong, is supposed to be a quintessentially john wayne actionadventure. Blood alley, one of the best nonwestern duke movies ever made. Aug 06, 2017 the movie 35 before john wayne and lauren bacall teamed up for his final picture, the shootist, which would round out waynes legendary career as a film legend in the 70s, they worked together on a now mostly forgotten warner bros.
Blood alley official trailer another oriental adventure, typical of many made around this time. Adventure on the dangerous waters of the orient a merchant marine captain, rescued from the chinese communists by local. Chinese villagers free a merchant marine captain john wayne from the communists to take them to hong kong in a sternwheeler. Blood alley 1955 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Wellman, with john wayne, lauren bacall, paul fix, at turner classic movies. Blood alley bluray warner archive collection 1955 color 2. Fleischman adapted the screenplay of blood alley from his own novel.
Top comments blood alley does not have any comments yet. The film was shot in glorious warnercolor, with china camp, a fishing village situated on the san francisco bay serving as the location. The blue peter 1955 film blue sky 1955 film bluebeard 1955 film blunder boys. John wayne collection lauren bacall 1955 film new sealed blood alley dvd, 2007 john wayne collection lauren bacall 1955 film. Adventure on the dangerous waters of the orient a merchant marine captain, rescued from the chinese communists by local visitors, is shanghaied into transporting the whole village to hong kong on an ancient paddle steamer. A merchant marine captain, rescued from the chinese communists by local visitors, is shanghaied into transporting the whole. A merchant marine captain, rescued from the chinese communists by local visitors, is shanghaied into transporting the whole village to hong kong on an ancient paddle steamer. Warner bros released blood alley to theaters on october 1, 1955. Christmas seals 1955, theatrical psa this was filmed on set of blood alley, and john wayne promotes christmas seals decisions c. Batjac produced most of waynes films until his death in 1979, as well as producing a few films starring other actors.
Wellman directs the film which stars john wayne, lauren bacall, and paul fix. The 1955 film blood alley was shot in cinemascope, which was directed by william a. Blood alley 1955 pitted wayne and lauren bacall against chinese communists, and goodbye, my lady 1956 was a sentimental film about a young boy and his dog set in the american south. John wayne portrayed the role of a lifetime a ships captain who slaps the chinese communists in the face. Blood alley 1955 2017 warner archive collection bluray the place. Wellman eskadrila lafayette, drzavni neprijatelj, zuto nebo, potpisnik brojnih. Blood alley by william wellman john wayne, william wellman. This john wayne vehicle appears to have taken much of its inspiration from the african queen, replacing the nazis with communist chinese, and adding in a chinese village as an additional passenger. The film was written by albert sidney fleischman from his novel, directed. John wayne, lauren bacall, paul fix, joy kim, berry kroeger writer. Watch your purchase on movies anywhere supported devices. Blood is a horror firstperson shooter created by monolith productions and published by gt interactive in 1997 for msdos. Presenting the full collection of my film writing for 2019 as featured on film freedonia, this island rod, and wonders in the dark, on pdf.
When blood alley came out in 1955 the chinese communist takeover was in 1949 and we in this country, rightly or wrongly, were not recognizing them. John wayne was a ship captain who was thrown into prison and had his ship. Angel and the badmanjohn wayne on film the star packerblue steel movie online. Written by albert sidney fleischman, and based on his novel, the film. Wellman, john wayne, lauren bacall, paul fix, action, adventure march 8, 2017 a merchant marine captain, rescued from the chinese communists by local villagers, is shanghaied into transporting the whole village to hong kong on an ancient paddle steamer. John wayne teaches those dirty commies yet another lesson in blood alley. Bacall is pretty and fine in her role, though the part isnt the greatest. Aug 04, 2017 the 1955 film blood alley was shot in cinemascope, which was directed by william a.
Robert mitchum was originally cast as lauren bacalls costar in blood alley 1955, an action film from john waynes production company, batjac. A group of chinese villagers persuade an imprisoned merchant marine to sail them to safety from the communist forces. Angel and the badmanjohn wayne on filmthe star packerblue steel movie online. His ship seized by the chinese communists, american merchant captain tom wilder languishes in prison but chinese villagers help him escape to sail them to hongkong. However, in actuality, blood alley is a message film. Blood alley is a 1955 adventure movie directed by william a.
Blood alley 1955 pitted wayne and lauren bacall against chinese communists, and goodbye, my lady 1956 was a sentimental film. Blood alley was the first released film of waynes batjac productions, inc. Blood alley 1955 was the first film to be made by john waynes batjac productions company and the film is one of john waynes most politically propagandistic films of the 1950s, and is based on a. Wellman john wayne genres action, adventure subgenres action thriller, escape film release date oct 1, 1955 usa unknown run time 115 min. Fleischman, who also wrote the screenplay for the film. The enemy below here is one of the best war movies ever, a chess game of cat and fish not mouse duration. Blood alley 1955 stream and watch online moviefone. Paused for boat repairs, cathy lauren bacall, herself a semicaptive of the chinese authorities, warns captain tom john wayne that members of a communistsympathizing family may have poisoned the other refugees food supply, in blood alley, 1955, directed by andrew v. Wayne is a tough seafarer who is approached by the villagers of a red chinese hamlet. Blood alley internet movie firearms database guns in.
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