The Scavengers

Oct 1, 1959

1h 19m

★ 5.0

He should have forgotten her when she left...Now she's back, and trouble's not far behind!

Overview

A former smuggler finds his missing wife in Hong Kong. Marion has fallen in with a bad crowd and is involved with narcotics and stolen government bonds, requiring Stuart to extricate her from her woes.

Genres

Thriller

Adventure

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Lynn-Romero Productions

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Cast

Stuart Allison

Vince Edwards

Marion Allison

Carol Ohmart

Richard Loo

Marissa

Tamar Benamy

Taggert

John Wallace

Eddie Infante

(as Mario Bari)

Mario Barri

Joe Sison

Bruno Punzalan

Renato Robles

Puan

Efren Reyes

Casimir O'Hara

Vic Diaz

Martial arts teacher Ah Wei (Bruce Li) discovers a hidden stash of Vietnamese gold while scuba diving with his friends and divides it up between them. The gang who stole and stashed the gold track Wei and his friends down one by one, in order to get back what they believe to be their property. Wei must use his Kung Fu skills to defend himself, and the people he cares about, in this brutal and thrilling martial arts noir.

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