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Hong Kong Nights (film)

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Hong Kong Nights
Film poster
Directed byE. Mason Hopper
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyArthur Reed
Production
company
Walter Futter Productions
Distributed byFirst Division Pictures
Release date
December 24, 1935
Running time
59 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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]

The film

Cast



References

  1. ^ Pitts p.157
  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 sufficient 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.