Hong Kong (TV series)
Hong Kong | |
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20th Century Fox Television | |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | September 28, 1960 March 29, 1961 | –
Hong Kong is a 26-episode
Synopsis
Hong Kong was set in the then
In the television series, Evans' residential address is often given as the fictitious 24 Peak Rd. As shown in various episodes, the interior of Evans' bachelor apartment (actually a Hollywood set constructed on a sound stage at 20th Century Fox Studios) includes a large, sliding-glass door which opens to a small patio with a sweeping vista that overlooks the harbor and distant peaks. Evans' regular drive was a white Series 1 Sunbeam Alpine.
Hong Kong was loosely based on the film Soldier of Fortune, which had Michael Rennie in a police inspector role similar to Lloyd Bochner's. Kruschen appeared in the film as well, in a role different from the one he played in the series. The series premiered on Wednesday, September 28, 1960, and ceased new episodes on March 29, 1961; repeats continued until September 27. Hong Kong ran opposite NBC’s Wagon Train.
Cast
Main
- Rod Taylor as Glenn Evans
- Lloyd Bochner as Neil Campbell
- Harold Fong as Ahting
- Gerald Jann as Ling
- Jack Kruschen as Tully
- Mai Tai Sing as Ching Mei
Notable guest stars
- Robert Burton
- Robert Carricart
- Joan Caulfield
- Joanna Cook Moore
- Lawrence Dobkin
- Felicia Farr
- Rhonda Fleming
- Anne Francis
- Mario Gallo
- Beverly Garland
- Harry Holcombe
- James Hong
- Susan Kohner
- John Lasell
- Bethel Leslie
- Julie London
- Leon Lontoc
- Dina Merrill
- Jay Novello
- Peter Oliphant
- Joseph V. Perry
- Barney Phillips
- Suzanne Pleshette
- Sam Reese
- Gia Scala
- Pippa Scott
- Simon Scott
- Leonard Strong
- Elen Willard
Episodes
No. | Title [1] | Directed by [1] | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code [1] |
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TBA | "Pilot" "Blind Justice"[citation needed] | Christian Nyby | Robert Buckner | TBA | 4101 |
The unaired 30-minute television pilot, that was later reworked[citation needed] and aired as the regular episode "Blind Bargain".[1] | |||||
1 | "Clear for Action" | Ida Lupino | Robert Buckner | September 28, 1960 | 4103 |
2 | "Murder Royal" | Boris Sagal | Story by : Stanley Hough Teleplay by : Stanley Hough & Art Wallace | October 5, 1960 | 4102 |
3 | "Pearl Flower" | Boris Sagal | Jan Winters | October 12, 1960 | 4106 |
4 | "Freebooter" | Charles Haas | Louis Pelletier | October 19, 1960 | 4104 |
5 | "The Jade Empress" | Don Taylor | Jonathan Latimer | October 26, 1960 | 4107 |
6 | "The Jumping Dragon" | Justus Addiss | Robert Buckner | November 2, 1960 | 4105 |
7 | "Blind Bargain" | Christian Nyby | Robert Buckner | November 9, 1960 | 4101[1] |
8 | "Colonel Cat" | Bud Boetticher | Robert Buckner | November 16, 1960 | 4109 |
9 | "The Turncoat" | Ida Lupino | John T. Kelley | November 23, 1960 | 4108 |
10 | "To Catch a Star" | John Peyser | Story by : Louis Vittes Teleplay by : Sidney Ellis & Art Wallace | November 30, 1960 | 4110 |
11 | "Nine Lives" | Boris Sagal | Story by : Michael Pertwee Teleplay by : Abram S. Ginnes & Michael Pertwee | December 7, 1960 | 4111 |
12 | "The Dragon Cup" | Walter Doniger | Jonathan Latimer | December 14, 1960 | 4112 |
13 | "When Strangers Meet" | Boris Sagal | Story by : Fred Freiberger Teleplay by : Fred Freiberger & Art Wallace | December 21, 1960 | 4113 |
14 | "Suitable for Framing" | Stuart Rosenberg | Story by : Leo Rosten Teleplay by : Art Wallace | January 4, 1961 | 4114 |
15 | "Lesson in Fear" | Boris Segal | Donn Mullally | January 11, 1961 | 4115 |
16 | "The Survivor" | Boris Segal | Whitfield Cook | January 18, 1961 | 4116 |
17 | "Night Cry" | Walter Doniger | Art Wallace Based on a novel by William A. Stuart | January 25, 1961 | 4117 |
18 | "Double Jeopardy" | Stuart Rosenberg | George W. George & Judy George | February 1, 1961 | 4118 |
19 | "Lady Godiva" | Robert Florey | William Froug | February 8, 1961 | 4119 |
20 | "The Hunted" | Stuart Rosenberg | Unknown | February 15, 1961 | 4122 |
21 | "With Deadly Sorrow" | Paul Henreid | Dorothy Robinson & Robert Blees | February 22, 1961 | 4121 |
22 | "Murder by Proxy" | Sutton Roley | Jonathan Latimer | March 1, 1961 | 4123 |
23 | "The Woman in Grey" | Stuart Rosenberg | Unknown | March 8, 1961 | 4120 |
24 | "Love, Honor and Perish" | Byron Paul | Donn Mullally | March 15, 1961 | 4124 |
25 | "The Innocent Exile" | Fletcher Markle | Sam Ross | March 22, 1961 | 4125 |
26 | "The Runaway" | Arthur Hiller | Robert Buckner | March 29, 1961 | 4126 |
Reception
The show struggled in the ratings against Wagon Train and was cancelled after one season. However it proved popular in syndication and was the third most popular drama series on TV in Australia in 1961.[2]
References
External links
- Hong Kong at IMDb