''Mask of the Dragon'' is a 1951 American
mystery
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thriller film
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directed by
Sam Newfield and starring
Richard Travis
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,
Sheila Ryan
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Career
Born in Topeka, Kansas, Ryan went to Hollywood in 1939 at the age of 18. Her acting career b ...
and
Michael Whalen. It was released by the
independent
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company
Lippert Pictures Lippert Pictures was an American film production and distribution company controlled by Robert L. Lippert.
History
Robert L. Lippert (1909-1976) was a successful exhibitor, owning a chain of movie theaters in California and Oregon. He was frustrate ...
. The film's sets were designed by the
art director Harry Reif. Part of it was set in a
television studio
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, which was considered novel at the time.
Synopsis
An American
army officer
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in
Korea
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agrees to deliver a
jade dragon statuette to an address in
Los Angeles
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. He is murdered soon after arriving in the city and his friend
private detective
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Phil Ramsey takes up the investigation with the assistance of his girlfriend Ginny.
Cast
*
Richard Travis
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as Phil Ramsey
*
Sheila Ryan
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Career
Born in Topeka, Kansas, Ryan went to Hollywood in 1939 at the age of 18. Her acting career b ...
as Ginny O'Donnell
*
Sid Melton
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as Manchu Murphy
*
Michael Whalen as Maj. Clinton
*
Lyle Talbot
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as Lt. "Mack" McLaughlin
* Dee Tatum as Terry Newell
*
Richard Emory
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as Army Lt. Daniel Oliver
*
Jack Reitzen as Prof. Kim Ho
* Charles Iwamoto as Simo
*
Karl Davis
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as Kingpin
*
Johnny Grant as Johnny Grant - TV Show Host
* Carla Martin as Sarah
*
Ray Singer as Grantland
*
Eddie Lee
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as Chin Koo - Korean Shop Owner
*
Margia Dean
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as Television Actress
References
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1951 films
1950s thriller films
American thriller films
1950s English-language films
Lippert Pictures films
Films directed by Sam Newfield
American black-and-white films
Films set in Korea
Films set in Los Angeles
1950s American films
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