Blood Alley (1955) | |
| Director(s) | William A. Wellman, John Wayne (uncredited) |
| Producer(s) | John Wayne (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Action, Adventure, War |
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Blood Alley (1955) was a Action - Adventure Film directed by John Wayne and William A. Wellman and produced by John Wayne.
SYNOPSIS
Political prisoner Wilder (Wayne) is liberated by the inhabitants of a local Chinese village. The oppressed villagers are disillusioned by Communism's stranglehold and want the former Merchant Marine to sail their ship through the treacherous Formosa Straits, the infamous "Blood Alley," to Hong Kong and freedom.
(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).
SYNOPSIS
Political prisoner Wilder (Wayne) is liberated by the inhabitants of a local Chinese village. The oppressed villagers are disillusioned by Communism's stranglehold and want the former Merchant Marine to sail their ship through the treacherous Formosa Straits, the infamous "Blood Alley," to Hong Kong and freedom.
(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).
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New to Blu-ray: The Sea Chase and Blood Alley
By Amanda Garrett on Jul 28, 2017 From Old Hollywood FilmsWarner Archive recently released two seafaring adventures starring John Wayne on Blu-ray. The photo above shows the Duke with Lana Turner in The Sea Chase (1955). Old Hollywood icon John Wayne is best known for playing cowboys and World War II heroes, but, from time to time, the Duke did abandon ... Read full article
CINEMASCOPE BLOGATHON: BLOOD ALLEY. ( 1955 )
By Crystal Kalyana on Mar 16, 2015 From In The Good Old Days Of Classic HollywoodCINEMASCOPE BLOGATHON: “BLOOD ALLEY”. ( 1955 ) This year I’m participating in the Cinemascope Blogathon, which is hosted by Wide Screen World. For my contribution, I will be exhibiting the 1955 Cinemascope production “Blood Alley” starring Lauren Bacall and John Wayne. ... Read full article
Blood Alley (1955) with John Wayne and Lauren Bacall
By Orson De Welles on Oct 2, 2014 From Classic Film FreakShare This! Adventure on the danger waters of the Orient! The lead is a replacement, taking the role after the original star was fired and the second and third choices declined.? The second lead took the role to be with the original star.? What could possibly go wrong? The ultimate leads are John Wa... Read full article
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There was some surprise when Lauren Bacall agreed to make the movie since she was a left-wing Democrat and the film was right-wing propaganda.
John Wayne appeared in an episode of I Love Lucy to promote this film. In a scene when Lucy is hiding in Wayne's trailer on set, a worker brings in the large poster for "Blood Alley" for his approval just before he is about to receive a massage. As Lucy tries to sneak away, he hears her and makes her give the massage without ever seeing her.
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