''Kommissar X – In den Klauen des goldenen Drachen'' (In the Claws of the Golden Dragon) (English title:''So Darling So Deadly'') is a 1966

Eurospy Eurospy film, or Spaghetti spy film (when referring to Italian-produced films in the genre), is a genre of spy films produced in Europe, especially in Italy, France, and Spain, that either sincerely imitated or else parodied the British James ...

film co-written and directed by

Gianfranco Parolini Gianfranco Parolini (20 February 1925 in Rome, Italy – 26 April 2018 in Rome, Italy) was an Italian film director. He is often credited as Frank Kramer. Among his films are '' The Sabata Trilogy'', several sword and sandal films, most of the Ko ...

and starring Tony Kendall and

Brad Harris Bradford Harris (July 16, 1933 – November 7, 2017) was an American actor, stuntman, and executive producer. He appeared in a variety of roles in over 50 films, mostly in European productions. He was an inductee in the Stuntman's Hall of Fame ...

. It is the third of seven films, loosely based on the

Kommissar X Kommissar X or Commissioner X is a German crime fiction series of books from the Pabel Moewig publishing house. "Kommissar X" is a private detective named Joe Louis Walker who was a counterpart of the German crime fiction FBI Special Agent Jerry ...

detective novels from the Pabel Moewig publishing house.Marco Giusti. ''007 all'italiana''. Isbn Edizioni, 2010. .

Plot

Professor Akron is an inventor based in Singapore who creates the Eradicon; a jewel like filter for a

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weapon that dramatically improves its power and range as well as the ability to stop engines over long distances. Akron is given three days to accept a "blank cheque" from a criminal mastermind known as the Golden Dragon, but he contacts

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who arrange to send New York private detective Joe Walker and New York Police Captain Tom Rowland to Singapore to protect the professor, his attractive daughter and the Eradicon.

Cast

* Tony Kendall as Joe Walker, aka Kommissar X *

as Captain Tom Rowland *

Barbara Frey Barbara Frey (born 1941) is a German stage and film actress.Von Dassanowsky p.184 She was married to the actor Mark Damon. Selected filmography * ' (1958) * ' (1960) * ''What Is Father Doing in Italy?'' (1961) * '' Love at Twenty'' (1962) * ''I M ...

as Sybille Akron *

Luisa Rivelli Luisa Rivelli (10 February 1931 – 12 June 2013) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 50 films between 1951 and 1994. Rivelli died in Guidonia Montecelio on 12 June 2013, at the age of 82. Selected filmography * '' La figlia del diavo ...

as Shabana *

Ernst Fritz Fürbringer Ernst Fritz Fürbringer (27 July 1900 – 30 October 1988) was a German film actor. He appeared in 130 films between 1933 and 1983. He was born in Brunswick, Germany and died in Munich, Germany. Selected filmography * ''Die große und die ...

as Professor Akron *

Gisela Hahn Gisela Hahn (born ''Gisela Drenkhan''; 13 May 1943) is a German film actress. She has appeared in more than 40 films since 1964. She was born in Briesen. Selected filmography * ''The Merry Wives of Tyrol'' (1964) - Reni * ''In Bed by Eight'' ...

as Stella * Margaret Rose Keil as Selena * Jacques Bézard as Charly * Giuseppe Matte as Benny * Carlo Tamberlani as Jonathan Taylor * Nikola Popovic as Li Hu Wang * H. Amin as Takato *

as Rex (as Frank Littleword)

References

External links

* 1966 films 1960s action films Italian spy action films German spy action films West German films 1960s Italian-language films 1960s German-language films Films directed by Gianfranco Parolini 1960s buddy films Films set in Singapore Films shot in Singapore Films based on German novels 1960s spy thriller films 1960s martial arts films 1960s multilingual films German multilingual films Italian multilingual films 1960s Italian films 1960s German films {{martialart-film-stub