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Timber Fury (1950)
Character: Chung
Phyllis Wilson (Laura Lee) returns to the lumber camp owned by her father, Henry Wilson (Sam Flint)), and finds him in a struggle to keep his holdings. Wilson's foreman, McCabe (George Slocum), is employed by Wilson's enemy to destroy his company. Jim Caldwell (David Bruce), an engineer, is hired by Wilson and falls in love with Phyllis. McCabe kills Wilson and Sheriff Williams (Lee Phelps) thinks Caldwell is the killer.
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Manpower (1941)
Character: Club Patron (uncredited)
Hank McHenry and Johnny Marshall work as power company linesmen. Hank is injured in an accident and subsequently promoted to foreman of the gang. Tensions start to show in the road crew as rivalry between Hank and Johnny increases.
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Trade Winds (1938)
Character: Smoke Shop Customer (Uncredited)
After committing a murder, Kay assumes a new identity and boards a ship. But, Kay is unaware that Sam, a skirt chasing detective, is following her and must outwit him to escape imprisonment.
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
Character: Commuter at Airport (uncredited)
Lorelei Lee is a beautiful showgirl engaged to be married to the wealthy Gus Esmond, much to the disapproval of Gus' rich father, Esmond Sr., who thinks that Lorelei is just after his money. When Lorelei goes on a cruise accompanied only by her best friend, Dorothy Shaw, Esmond Sr. hires Ernie Malone, a private detective, to follow her and report any questionable behavior that would disqualify her from the marriage.
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World for Ransom (1954)
Character: N/A
In Singapore, a private detective and the British authorities are on the trail of a crime syndicate that kidnaps a nuclear physicist with the aim of selling him to the highest bidder.
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The Midnight Story (1957)
Character: Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Beloved priest Father Thomasino is murdered in a San Francisco alley, and the police have few clues. But traffic cop Joe Martini becomes obsessed with finding the killer; he suspects Sylvio Malatesta. Ordered off the case, Joe turns in his badge and investigates alone. Soon he is a close friend of the Malatesta family, all delightful people, especially lovely cousin Anna. Uncertain whether Sylvio is guilty or innocent, Joe is now torn between old and new loyalties.
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Two Weeks in Another Town (1962)
Character: Commuter at Airport (uncredited)
After spending three years in an asylum, a washed-up actor views a minor assignment from his old director in Rome as a chance for personal and professional redemption.
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Warning Shot (1967)
Character: N/A
Hounded by the press for shooting a doctor, an ousted Los Angeles policeman works his own case.
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Cripple Creek (1952)
Character: N/A
It's 1893 and gold is being smuggled out of the country. Instead of stealing gold bars, the outlaws are stealing high grade ore, having it smelted, and then having it plated to look like lead. The Government sends agents Bret and Larry who arrive in Cripple Creek posing as Texas gunfighters. Bret finds the smelting operation and Larry learns of the payoff. But the crooked town Marshal is suspicious of the two men and the reply of his inquiry to Texas exposes them putting their lives in danger.
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Once a Thief (1965)
Character: Chinese Priest (Uncredited)
Ex-convict Eddie and his wife, Kristine, attempt to build a new life for themselves and their daughter Kathy in San Francisco, but police officer Mike Vido is determined to send Eddie back to prison.
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Woman on the Run (1950)
Character: Chinese Waiter (uncredited)
Frank Johnson, a sole witness to a gangland murder, goes into hiding and is trailed by Police Inspector Ferris, on the theory that Frank is trying to escape from possible retaliation. Frank's wife, Eleanor, suspects he is actually running away from their unsuccessful marriage. Aided by a newspaperman, Danny Leggett, Eleanor sets out to locate her husband. The killer is also looking for him, and keeps close tabs on Eleanor.
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The General Died at Dawn (1936)
Character: Killer (uncredited)
China, 1930s, during the ravaging civil war. General Pen entrusts O'Hara, an intrepid American adventurer, with the mission of providing a large sum of money to Mr. Wu with the task of buying weapons in Shanghai to help end General Yang's tyranny that keeps an entire province under his ruthless iron boot.
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A Lady Without Passport (1950)
Character: Storekeeper (uncredited)
An undercover U.S. Immigration agent falls in love with an immigrant attempting to enter the United States through Havana, Cuba in an illegal smuggling ring.
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Casablanca (1942)
Character: Guest at Rick's (uncredited)
In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.
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Go Naked in the World (1961)
Character: Servant (uncredited)
A domineering San Francisco businessman is determined to put an end to his son's romance with a high-priced hooker.
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Peking Express (1951)
Character: Conductor (uncredited)
A group of refugees fleeing Chinese Communist rule via train are beset by a gang of terrifying outlaws.
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The Yellow Mountain (1954)
Character: (uncredited)
A formula brawling-buddies western where one goes bad and then returns to the fold. Pete Menlo owns some gold claims in Nevada where he is joined by his old friend Andy Martin. Crooked mine-owner Bannon wants to merge their interests so they can create a monopoly but is turned down. Pete is interested in "Nevada" Wray, daughter of mine-owner "Jackpot" Wray, but she has eyes only for Andy. The rejected Pete joins forces with Bannon and they learn that, because of location, "Jackpot" Wray may be the owner of all the gold in the respective veins. Bannon and his men try to get rid of Andy.
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Mad Holiday (1936)
Character: Chinese Man (uncredited)
A temperamental film star's vacation turns deadly when he uncovers a murder.
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The Tuttles of Tahiti (1942)
Character: Chauffeur / Chinese Servant (uncredited)
After a long absense from the island, Chester Tuttle returns to Tahiti to find that little has changed. His large family, particularly his scheming Uncle Jonas, would rather dance and romance than earn a living. When Jonas loses the family plantation in a cockfight, Chester saves the day by towing in a large ship abandoned at sea and claiming the salvage. But opening a joint bank account in the name of the Tuttle clan may not have been a wise decision.
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Dragon Seed (1944)
Character: Farmer (uncredited)
Life in a small Chinese village is turned upside down when the Japanese invade it. A heroic young Chinese woman leads her fellow villagers in an uprising against the Japanese invaders.
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The Glass Bottom Boat (1966)
Character: Chef (uncredited)
Bruce, the owner of an aerospace company, is infatuated with Jennifer and hires her to be his biographer so that he can be near her and win her affections. Is she actually a Russian spy trying to obtain aerospace secrets?
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Canyon Passage (1946)
Character: Miner (uncredited)
In 1850s Oregon, a businessman is torn between his love of two very different women and his loyalty to a compulsive gambler friend who goes over the line.
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Gambit (1966)
Character: Citizen (uncredited)
Harry Dean is a career burglar set on stealing a piece of priceless art from the world's wealthiest man, Mr. Shahbandar. With the help of exotic showgirl Nicole Chang, he concocts the perfect scheme for how the robbery should go and lays it out point by point. However, when the team tries to execute the plan, perfection and reality don't quite match up, and Harry's vision begins to unravel in this twisty tale of a heist gone wrong.
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Singapore (1947)
Character: Electrician (uncredited)
After the war, Matt Gordon returns to Singapore to retrieve a fortune in smuggled pearls. Arrived, he reminisces in flashback about his prewar fiancée, alluring Linda, and her disappearance during the Japanese attack. But now Linda resurfaces...with amnesia and married to rich planter Van Leyden. Meanwhile, sinister fence Mauribus schemes to get Matt's pearls.
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Across the Pacific (1942)
Character: Chief Engineer Mitsuko
Rick Leland makes no secret of the fact he has no loyalty to his home country after he is court-martialed out of the army and boards a Japanese ship for the Orient in late 1941. But has Leland really been booted out, or is there some other motive for his getting close to fellow passenger Doctor Lorenz? Any motive for getting close to attractive traveler Alberta Marlow would however seem pretty obvious.
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Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)
Character: Chinese Extra in Bullpen (uncredited)
The turbulent life and professional career of vaudeville actor and silent screen horror star Lon Chaney (1883-1930), the man of a thousand faces; bearer of many personal misfortunes that even his great success could not mitigate.
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Wake Island (1942)
Character: Japanese Captain (uncredited)
In late 1941, with no hope of relief or re-supply, a small band of United States Marines tries to keep the Japanese Navy from capturing their island base.
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Herbie Rides Again (1974)
Character: Man at Building Presentation (uncredited)
The living Volkswagen Beetle helps an old lady protect her home from a corrupt developer.
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The Man Who Came to Dinner (1941)
Character: Chinese Guest (uncredited)
An acerbic critic wreaks havoc when a hip injury forces him to move in indefinitely with a Midwestern family.
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A Star Is Born (1954)
Character: Actor at Payroll Window (uncredited)
A movie star helps a young singer-actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.
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This Island Earth (1955)
Character: Dr. Hu Ling Tang (uncredited)
Aliens have landed and are hiding on Earth, but need Earth’s scientists to help them fight an inter-planetary war.
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Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
Character: Extra (uncredited)
Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world. Which has to be completed within 80 days, a very short period for those days.
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The World's Greatest Athlete (1973)
Character: Commuter (uncredited)
Stuck with a feeble sports department, college coach Sam Archer (John Amos) faces the ax unless he can reverse the school's athletic fortunes. An African vacation with his assistant (Tim Conway) answers Archer's prayers when he spots the athletically gifted Nanu (Jan-Michael Vincent). Sam counts on Nanu's remarkable abilities to put the team back on the winning track. This upbeat farce boasts an impressive cast of comedians.
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The House on Telegraph Hill (1951)
Character: Chinese Cook (uncredited)
Concentration camp survivor Victoria Kowelska finds herself involved in mystery, greed, and murder when she assumes the identity of a dead friend in order to gain passage to America.
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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Character: Proprietor (uncredited)
Two jobless Americans convince a prospector to travel to the mountains of Mexico with them in search of gold. But the hostile wilderness, local bandits, and greed all get in the way of their journey.
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That Brennan Girl (1946)
Character: Chinese Headwaiter (uncredited)
Raised by Natalie Brennan, a flamboyant and irresponsible mother, Ziggy Brennan gets involved in hustling men at a young age. She hangs around with a wild crowd and learns gets her "street smarts" first from her mother, who wants everyone to think they are sisters, and then from Denny Reagan, an older man. He starts teaching her his tricks of the trade and she falls right in line with his crooked ways. Then one night she meets Martin J. 'Mart' Neilson, a tall, handsome, honest farmer boy who's a sailor and they fall in love. While he's away fighting the war, she discovers she's pregnant.
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The Sea Hound (1947)
Character: 'Cookie' Kukai
Columbia's 34th serial production starring Buster Crabbe, the Serial King himself
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The Breaking Point (1950)
Character: 1st Chinese Immigrant (uncredited)
A fisherman with money problems hires out his boat to transport criminals.
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The Purple Heart (1944)
Character: N/A
This is the story of the crew of a downed bomber, captured after a run over Tokyo, early in the war. Relates the hardships the men endure while in captivity, and their final humiliation: being tried and convicted as war criminals.
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Shoot to Kill (1947)
Character: Waiter (uncredited)
A gritty crime story involving a newspaper man and crooked politicians.
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Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)
Character: Townsman (uncredited)
In the wake of Pearl Harbor, a young lieutenant leaves his expectant wife to volunteer for a secret bombing mission which will take the war to the Japanese homeland.
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Zandy's Bride (1974)
Character: Chinese Vendor #2 (uncredited)
Zandy Allan purchases a mail-order bride, Hannah Lund. He treats her as a possession, without respect or humanity, until their shared ordeal as they struggle to survive develops in him a growing love.
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One More Train to Rob (1971)
Character: Townsman (Uncredited)
Harker Flet and compatriots Timothy X. Nolan and Katy, along with three other men, steal $40,000 in money and jewelry from a California train in the gold-mining country of the 1880's. The six split up and while they are hiding out awaiting the rendezvous to divide the loot, Hark is cornered, framed and sent to prison. He is released after two-and-a-half years and sets out to find Katy and Nolan and get his share of the loot.
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Macao (1952)
Character: Hood (uncredited)
Nick Cochran, an American in exile in Macao, has a chance to restore his name by helping capture an international crime lord. Undercover, can he mislead the bad guys and still woo the attractive singer/petty crook, Julie Benson?
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The Chinese Ring (1947)
Character: Cargo Officer
Soon after a Chinese princess comes to the US to buy planes for her people, she is murdered by a poison dart fired by an air rifle.
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Back to Bataan (1945)
Character: Japanese Man (uncredited)
An Army colonel leads a guerrilla campaign against the Japanese in the Philippines.
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