The Scavengers (1959 film)

The Scavengers
The Scavengers
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John Cromwell
Written by	Eddie Romero
Produced by	Kane W. Lynn; Edgar F. Romero
Starring	Vince Edwards; Carol Ohmart; Vic Diaz;
Cinematography	Felipe Sacdalan
Edited by	Gervasio Santos
Music by	Tito Arevalo
Production; companies	Lynn-Romero Productions; Independent International Pictures; Hemisphere Pictures;
Release date	1959;
Running time	79 minutes

The Scavengers is a 1959 Filipino crime film that was directed by John Cromwell, and starred Vince Edwards and Carol Ohmart. Shot on location in the Crown Colony of Hong Kong, it was produced by former US Navy fighter pilot Kane W. Lynn and Filipino director Eddie Romero (who also wrote the screenplay). It was released in December, 1959^[1] as a double feature in the U.S. with Terror Is a Man by Hal Roach's Valiant Pictures.^[2]

The Scavengers was re-released in 1963 as City of Sin^[3] by Lynn's new company, Hemisphere Pictures.

Plot[]

Former Korean War pilot Stuart Allison has been searching the Orient for his wife who deserted him six years ago. Now running a smuggling operation in Hong Kong, he sights his wife Marian boarding a ferry to Macau. Allison is pursued by both the Royal Hong Kong Police and a mystery man named O'Hara, who inform him that his wife is now a cocaine addict and involved in smuggling stolen bonds embezzled by a missing former Nationalist Chinese general.

Cast[]

Vince Edwards ... Stuart Allison
Carol Ohmart ... Marian Allison
Richard Loo ... General Woo
... Marissa
John Wallace ... Taggert
Efren Reyes, Sr. ... Puan
Vic Diaz ... Casimir O'Hara
Mario Barri ... Hong Kong Police Inspector

Production[]

The film was director John Cromwell's penultimate feature film. Making their debuts in the film were Jerusalem born dancer Tamar Benamy (born Tamar Ben-Ami March 9, 1937 - August 31, 1997) and RTHK broadcaster John Wallace, who also appeared in Ferry to Hong Kong. The film is credited as "introducing" Vic Diaz, though he had previously appeared in several Philippine films.

References[]

^ Warren, Bill (1986). Keep Watching The Skies Volume 2. McFarland & Co., Inc. ISBN 0-89950-170-2. Page 768
^ p.36 Smith, Don G. H.G. Wells on Film: The Utopian Nightmare McFarland, 15 July 2002
^ p. 66 Coursodon, Jean Pierre & Sauvage, Pierre American Directors Volume 1 McGraw-Hill, 1983

External links[]

The Scavengers at IMDb

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[1] Warren, Bill (1986). Keep Watching The Skies Volume 2. McFarland & Co., Inc. ISBN 0-89950-170-2. Page 768

[2] .36 Smith, Don G. H.G. Wells on Film: The Utopian Nightmare McFarland, 15 July 2002

[3] . 66 Coursodon, Jean Pierre & Sauvage, Pierre American Directors Volume 1 McGraw-Hill, 1983

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