China Gate (1957 film)

China Gate is a 1957 Hollywood Cinemascope war film written, produced and directed by Samuel Fuller and released through 20th Century Fox.

The patrol is filled with animosity between the former lovers, booby traps, and Viet Minh patrols. On arrival at the ammunition dump hidden in a mountain, Dickinson discovers the commanding officer is a former friend Major Cham Lee Van Cleef who wants to take her and her son to a new life in Moscow. Van Cleef plays his role as a high flyer corporate executive in the manner of Fullers gangsters in Underworld USA marked for great things in the world of international communism. The sabotage mission is successful but at great cost Lucky dies blowing up the dump. Brock reconciles with his child and is last seen walking along holding his hand in preparation for returning to America, as Cole reprises the title song.Fuller selected singer Cole after being impressed with his face on a record album cover. Though Darryl F. Zanuck said Cole received more money in a few weeks than the entire budget of the film, Fuller arranged to meet Cole. Cole and his wife were interested in Goldie as an opposite to the racist Brock and agreed to work at a minimum salary. China Gate was the last score Victor Young composed the film was finished by his friend Max Steiner. Harold Adamson wrote lyrics to Youngs beautiful theme for the film. Though originally not intending to sing in the film, Cole sang China Gate as he walked through a bombed out village making it a memorable tune and a fitting tribute to Young. ........

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