Grace Chang: Sampan Girl and Undercover Movie Star

In a previous post I mentioned that Grace Chang had a small role in Soldier of Fortune (1955), a big Hollywood production starring Clark Gable and Susan Hayward. Well, I just finished watching the film, which is available on DVD, and her role is indeed a very small one — less than one minute in fact. It's too bad that she couldn't have had more screen time. Grace's trademark charm and mega-kilowatt smile are all there, and she looks glorious in pristine CinemaScope DeLuxe color. Also amazing is the abundant location footage of 1950s Hong Kong, including such landmark sights as the Peninsula Hotel, the Peak Tram, and Victoria Harbour. Clark Gable and Susan Hayward are pretty cool too! This Cold War adventure romance was a pleasant surprise, and I highly recommend it to Hong Kong movie fans.