Hong Kong Nights is a 1935 American thriller film directed by E. Mason Hopper and starring Tom Keene, Wera Engels and Warren Hymer.[1] An American customs agent tracks gunrunners operating out of Hong Kong. The film had no original copyright registration nor renewal, and is considered to be in the public domain.[a][b]

Plot

Cast

References

The film
  1. ^ Pitts p.157

Notes

  1. ^ The copyright catalogs for 1935-1936 as well as renewals for 1962-1964 did not show any for the film.
  2. ^ While the film does state that it is "copyrighted" in its title cards, this was not enough to garner copyright protection at the time.

Bibliography

  • Pitts, Michael R. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each. McFarland & Company, 2005.


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