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Willie Fung is a Actor Chinois born on 2 march 1896 at Guangzhou (Chine)
Willie Fung (3 March 1896 – April 16, 1945) was a Chinese film actor who played supporting roles in 125 American films between 1922 and 1944.
Born in Canton, China, Fung made his film debut in 1922 in Hurricane's Gal, in 1922. The majority of his parts were in Westerns and dramas. Fung died of a coronary occlusion in Los Angeles, California on 16 April 1945 at the age of 49. He is buried in Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery in Los Angeles.
Second rôle de caractère (parfois non crédité) de type asiatique, il personnifie souvent des cuisiniers ou serviteurs, notamment dans des westerns, comme Hop-a-long Cassidy d'Howard Bretherton (1935, avec William Boyd dans le rôle-titre).
Citons également La Belle de Saïgon de Victor Fleming (1932, avec Clark Gable et Jean Harlow), La Mascotte du régiment de John Ford (1937, avec Shirley Temple et Victor McLaglen), La Lettre de William Wyler (1940, avec Bette Davis et Herbert Marshall), ou encore Les Chevaliers du ciel de Michael Curtiz (1942, avec James Cagney et Dennis Morgan).
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Willie Fung
Nationality Chine
Birth 2 march 1896 at Guangzhou (Chine)
Death 16 april 1945 (at 49 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Birth 2 march 1896 at Guangzhou (Chine)
Death 16 april 1945 (at 49 years) at Los Angeles (USA)
Willie Fung (3 March 1896 – April 16, 1945) was a Chinese film actor who played supporting roles in 125 American films between 1922 and 1944.
Born in Canton, China, Fung made his film debut in 1922 in Hurricane's Gal, in 1922. The majority of his parts were in Westerns and dramas. Fung died of a coronary occlusion in Los Angeles, California on 16 April 1945 at the age of 49. He is buried in Angelus-Rosedale Cemetery in Los Angeles.
Biography
Émigré aux États-Unis, Willie Fung apparaît au cinéma dans cent-trente-quatre films américains, sortis entre 1922 et 1944 (année précédant sa mort brutale, d'une crise cardiaque).Second rôle de caractère (parfois non crédité) de type asiatique, il personnifie souvent des cuisiniers ou serviteurs, notamment dans des westerns, comme Hop-a-long Cassidy d'Howard Bretherton (1935, avec William Boyd dans le rôle-titre).
Citons également La Belle de Saïgon de Victor Fleming (1932, avec Clark Gable et Jean Harlow), La Mascotte du régiment de John Ford (1937, avec Shirley Temple et Victor McLaglen), La Lettre de William Wyler (1940, avec Bette Davis et Herbert Marshall), ou encore Les Chevaliers du ciel de Michael Curtiz (1942, avec James Cagney et Dennis Morgan).
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The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944)
, 2h10Directed by Irving Rapper
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Adventure
Themes Films about writers
Actors Fredric March, Alexis Smith, Donald Crisp, Alan Hale, C. Aubrey Smith, John Carradine
Rating70%
A group of people are watching Halley's Comet overhead when Judge Clemens is called away for the birth of his son, Samuel Clemens. The film proceeds to mix in elements of many of Clemens' best-known stories as if they actually occurred. Thus, as he grows up, Sam plays with his friends Huck, Tom, and the slave boy Jim on a raft on the Mississippi, providing a fictitious "real–life" basis for the novels Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942)
, 1h11Directed by Richard Thorpe
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about animals, Films about children, Le thème de l'enfant sauvage, Films about apes, L'enfance marginalisée, Tarzan films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, Johnny Sheffield, Virginia Grey, Charles Bickford, Paul Kelly
Roles Sun Lee, the Chinese Tailor (uncredited)
Rating64%
Circus workers land an aircraft in the jungles of Africa in search of lions for their show. While trapping lions, the three men meet up with Tarzan (Johnny Weissmuller), Jane (Maureen O'Sullivan) and their adopted son Boy (Johnny Sheffield). Watching Boy's tricks with the elephants, the head of the circus, Buck Rand (Charles Bickford), realizes that Boy would be a great act for the circus. The group is attacked by natives, and it appears that Tarzan and Jane have perished in a jungle fire. The men take Boy on an aircraft back to the United States. Tarzan's loyal chimp Cheeta wakes Tarzan and Jane before they are burned by the fire. Then Cheeta tells Tarzan that Boy has left with the men on the plane.
The Spoilers (1942)
, 1h27Directed by Ray Enright
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Romance, Western
Actors Marlene Dietrich, Randolph Scott, John Wayne, Margaret Lindsay, Harry Carey, Richard Barthelmess
Roles Chinese Man in Jail Cell (uncredited)
Rating66%
Nome, Alaska, 1900: Flapjack and Banty come to town to check on their gold mine claim. Saloon owner Cherry Malotte is aware of the corruption all around, including that Bennett and Clark are out to steal the men's claim.
The Black Swan (1942)
, 1h27Directed by Henry King, Albert R. Broccoli
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Swashbuckler, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Pirate films, Children's films
Actors Tyrone Power, Maureen O'Hara, Laird Cregar, Thomas Mitchell, George Sanders, Anthony Quinn
Roles Chinese Cook (uncredited)
Rating66%
After England and Spain make peace, notorious pirate Henry Morgan (Laird Cregar) decides to reform. As a reward, he is made Governor of Jamaica, with a mandate to rid the Caribbean of his former comrades, by persuasion or force if necessary. He replaces the former governor, Lord Denby (George Zucco), but is not trusted by either the lawful residents or the pirates.
Tortilla Flat (1942)
, 1h45Directed by Victor Fleming
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors Spencer Tracy, Hedy Lamarr, John Garfield, Frank Morgan, Akim Tamiroff, Sheldon Leonard
Roles Chin Kee, un pêcheur
Rating61%
Danny (John Garfield) inherits two houses, so Pilon (Spencer Tracy) and his poor, idle friends move in. One of them, Pirate, (Frank Morgan) is saving money which Pilon endeavors to steal, until he discovers that it is being collected to purchase a golden candlestick which he intends to burn for St. Francis to honor the Pirate's dead dog. One of the houses burns down, so Danny allows his friends to move into the other house with him, and in gratitude Pilon tries to make life better for his friend. Things are fine at first until Danny's passion for a lovely girl (Hedy Lamarr) causes him to actually go to work. A misunderstanding caused by Pilon about a vacuum cleaner causes Danny to lose it; he becomes drunk and a bit crazy. He almost dies in an accident in the cannery but through Pilon's prayers, is restored to health. He then marries his sweetheart with the promise that he will become a fisherman now that Pilon has found the money to buy a boat.
Flying Tigers (1942)
, 1h42Directed by David Miller
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Historical
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Aviation films, Political films
Actors John Wayne, John Carroll, Anna Lee, Gordon Jones, Paul Kelly, Mae Clarke
Roles Waiter (uncredited)
Rating66%
Jim Gordon (John Wayne in his first war film) leads the Flying Tigers, a squadron of freelance American pilots who fly Curtiss P-40 fighters against Japanese aircraft in the skies over China. The pilots are a mixed bunch, motivated by money (they receive a bounty for each aircraft shot down), or just the thrill of aerial combat.
The Tuttles of Tahiti (1942)
, 1h31Directed by Charles Vidor
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Charles Laughton, Jon Hall, Peggy Drake, Victor Francen, Gene Reynolds, Florence Bates
Roles Creditor (uncredited)
Rating59%
When merchant sailor Chester Tuttle (Jon Hall) returns home to Tahiti after several years away, his family, headed by Jonas Tuttle (Charles Laughton), welcomes him with open arms. The Tuttles are a happy-go-lucky bunch who give little thought to the future and do as little work as necessary. Jonas often gets loans, which he never gets around to paying back, from Dr. Blondin (Victor Francen). Chester has brought with him a fighting rooster for Jonas's cockfight with the more industrious and prosperous Emily (Florence Bates).
Captains of the Clouds (1942)
, 1h54Directed by Michael Curtiz
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Comedy-drama, Action
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Political films
Actors James Cagney, Dennis Morgan, Brenda Marshall, Alan Hale, George Tobias, Reginald Gardiner
Roles Willie, le patron du café
Rating63%
Brian MacLean (James Cagney), Johnny Dutton (Dennis Morgan), "Tiny" Murphy (Alan Hale, Sr.), "Blimp" Lebec (George Tobias), and British expatriate "Scrounger" Harris (Reginald Gardiner) are bush pilots competing for business in rugged Northern Ontario, Canada in 1939, as the Second World War is beginning. Dutton, whose ambition is to start his own airline, flies by the book but MacLean is a seat-of-the-pants kind of pilot, mirroring the differences in their personalities.
The Moon and Sixpence (1942)
, 1h25Directed by Albert Lewin, John E. Burch
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Peinture
Actors George Sanders, Herbert Marshall, Eric Blore, Albert Bassermann, Florence Bates, Steven Geray
Roles Le cuisinier chinois de Tiara
Rating66%
Geoffrey Wolfe (Herbert Marshall), a writer similar to Maugham, tells the story of Charles Strickland (George Sanders). A mediocre, seemingly unassuming London stockbroker, Strickland suddenly gives up his career, wife of 17 years (an uncredited Molly Lamont), and children and moves to Paris. Mrs. Strickland asks Wolfe to bring him back. To Wolfe's surprise, Strickland has not run away with another woman (as he had been told), but because Strickland feels compelled to become a painter. He exhibits no remorse or shame about abandoning his family and refuses to return to his old life, whereupon his wife divorces him. Despite his strong disapproval of Strickland's callous behavior, Wolfe is intrigued.
The Gay Falcon (1941)
, 1h7Directed by Irving Reis
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Crime, Romance
Actors George Sanders, Wendy Barrie, Allen Jenkins, Gladys Cooper, Edward Brophy, Turhan Bey
Roles Jerry
Rating64%
Ladies' man and amateur crime solver Gay Lawrence (George Sanders), the "Gay Falcon", reluctantly agrees to give up both habits to mollify his fiancée, Elinor Benford (Nina Vale). He and his uncouth sidekick, Jonathan "Goldie" Locke (Allen Jenkins), become unenthusiastic stockbrokers. When Elinor asks him to attend a party given by Maxine Wood (Gladys Cooper) to mingle with potential clients, he refuses to go to that much trouble.
Saddle Mountain Roundup (1941)
, 59minutesOrigin USA
Genres Western
Actors Ray Corrigan, Al Ferguson, John King, Max Terhune, Jack Mulhall, Willie Fung
Roles Fang Way
Rating66%
Burma Convoy (1941)
, 1h7Directed by Noel M. Smith
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure
Themes Transport films, Trucker films, Political films, Road movies
Actors Charles Bickford, Evelyn Ankers, Frank Albertson, Cecil Kellaway, Willie Fung, Keye Luke
Roles Smitty
Rating56%
The Letter (1940)
, 1h35Directed by William Wyler
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime, Romance
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall, James Stephenson, Gale Sondergaard, Cecil Kellaway, Bruce Lester
Roles Chung Hi
Rating74%
On a moonlit, tropical night, the native workers are asleep in their outdoor barracks. A shot is heard; the door of a house opens and a man stumbles out of it, followed by a woman who calmly shoots him several more times, the last few while standing over his body. The woman is Leslie Crosbie (Bette Davis), the wife of a British rubber plantation manager in Malaya; the man whom she shot her manservant recognizes as Geoff Hammond, a well-regarded member of the European community. Leslie tells the servant to send for her husband Robert (Herbert Marshall), who is working at one of the plantations. Her husband returns, having summoned his attorney and a British police inspector. Leslie tells them that Geoff Hammond "tried to make love to me" and that she killed him to save her honor.
Seven Sinners (1940)
, 1h27Directed by Tay Garnett, Phil Karlson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Adventure, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Marlene Dietrich, John Wayne, Albert Dekker, Broderick Crawford, Mischa Auer, Billy Gilbert
Roles Charlie the Shopkeeper (uncredited)
Rating64%
The film spotlights the controversial life of torch singer Bijou Blanche (Dietrich), who has been kicked off one South Seas island after another. She is accompanied by naval deserter Edward Patrick 'Little Ned' Finnegan (Broderick Crawford) and magician/pickpocket Sasha Mencken (Mischa Auer). Eventually, she meets a handsome, young naval officer, Lt. Dan Brent (Wayne), and the two fall in love. When Brent vows to marry Bijou, his commander and others plead with him to leave her.
Buck Benny Rides Again (1940)
, 1h22Directed by Mark Sandrich
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical, Western
Themes Musical films
Actors Jack Benny, Ellen Drew, Eddie Anderson, Andy Devine, Phil Harris, Dennis Day
Roles Chinese Cook
Rating68%