Mask of the Dragon (1951) | Full Crime Drama Movie | Richard Travis

An American soldier in Korea (Richard Emory) agrees to deliver a porcelain dragon to a curio shop in L.A.'s Chinatown--but soon after his return to the States, he is murdered. Determined to solve the crime, his private-detective buddy Richard Travis and Travis' girl Sheila Ryan look into the possibility of a smuggling ring and the mystery of the dragon.
Director: Sam Newfield
Stars: Richard Travis, Sheila Ryan, Sid Melton, Michael Whalen, Lyle Talbot
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[@jeraldbaxter3532]

To all the ctitics of thif film - granted, it's not Shakespeare, and the actors not Sir Ian Mckellan or Dame Maggie Smith, but its this and other films that kept Sid Melton employed so that we can enjoy him in better films. It's films like this that helped fill up my Saturday afternoons when I was a child out on that isolated yak farm in Wyoming, back in the preInternet days.😉

[@sharpear1031]

I think Sid Melton did a good job of passing his part. This was a good film for him.

[@kitparker9448]

The producer, Robert L. Lippert, got into a feud with the musicians union who wanted to be paid residuals for television broadcasts. Rather than put up a fight, Lippert hired an organist to play “music,” which couldn’t possibly be identified. You’ll find lots of interesting information about Lippert in my blog. Kit Parker

[@miapdx503]

Thank you. I loved it. 🌹

[@DavidRice111]

ALL I care to know about Lippert & his father in these latter days, is that they produced some of my favorite movies from the 40s-50s! Thanks for putting them up!

[@albertinirock4926]

thanks

[@russpeck1320]

As an organist I don't appreciate "music" being put in quotes, but tastes differ.

[@ExplodingPsyche]

@@russpeck1320 I thought the soundtrack was one of the best parts of this film.

[@freemarketjoe9869]

I don't know why, but after listening to the background music in this movie for several moments, I have the sudden urge to go rollerskating!

[@jimbest7104]

Made the year I was born, thanks, enjoyed it a lot

[@auletjohnast03638]

🔵I WAS BORN IN 1951 TOO AND STILL LIVING.🔴

[@albertinirock4926]

I like these singing cowboys!

[@aspenrebel]

Well that guy had a short part in the movie. I thought he was gonna be the star of the movie.

[@90FF1]

Although it hurts to give the movie a thumbs up, I gave it a 'like' for the courage to post it. :-) Thanks Sprocket.

[@randyacuna5643]

Sheila started I believe at RKO and Richard started at Warner Brothers.

[@MrSlitskirts]

Great film, but way too easy for the bad guys.

[@felicitysummers9140]

Wow what a fabulous lot of actors, great movie!

[@QueenBee-gx4rp]

And Lyle Talbot shows up in another movie!

[@markadams7597]

Here's a fun flick. Thanks for posting. Some of this screenplay, however, I wonder about. For example, at 8:00, a newly arrived home Korean War vet is knifed in the back without suspecting he's in danger. (Every arriving home from war veteran I ever met was a bit skitzy, looking in every direction all the time, for the first few weeks. Lt. Dan, here, just didn't act the real life. War phobic Hollyweird would, of course, never know about such experiences.) At 22:25 P.I. Ramsey, a seasoned people hunter can't fight his way out of his kidnapping. Really? Wouldn't a licensed private detective have some fist de cuffs experience (to at least briefly hold his own)? Love the "newfangled" first-gen TV at 27:37. Cute!! Finally, our he-man gumshoe (42:52) doesn't even have a pocketknife for opening an Amazon box! Whatever... Anyway, this movie's is a great period piece (early 1950s); take a look.

[@90FF1]

Great review. Thanks

[@robertwilliams533]

Good film, I have also seen this without the music track.

[@DavidRice111]

In the opening scene, that "so-called Korean shopkeeper" is dressed as a Chinese, speaking with a Japanese accent. Where can this go from here but down?

[@Brembelia]

I don't know. It could get interesting. My favorite restaurant in northern California had a Japanese name, a Korean chef, and a Chinese menu. (The cherry beef was outstanding.) 😁

[@jerrycottrell302]

Ah so !! Clever, these Asians !!!

[@johnspaulding1681]

I'm guessing a mix of wrestlers,unknown actors, and Sid Melton filmed on a sound stage in a few days...but enjoyable for what it is

[@andywinger4197]

The signs and the attire of the people in the opening scenes were not Korean, probably Chinese, yet the opening setting was Korea. That was weird. Of course there were many Chinese still living in Republic of Korea in 1951. There still are.

[@deezynar]

The little guy's part was the worst of the film, if you don't count all the inaccuracies with the different Asian people and cultures. Other than those issues, it was worth watching.

[@Brembelia]

Agreed. Kim Ho is a Korean name, but all of the clothing was decidedly Quing dynasty Manchurian Chinese (as opposed to Han). In my life, I have seen one or two Korean curio shops, but they didn't carry any Chinese goods. And while both cultures have dragons, the Chinese imperial family exclusively used a five-clawed yellow dragon while the Korean royals used a lion-like creature with a pig nose called a haechi as their emblem and figurines.

[@jeanbonhacher6016]

Beautiful music, i wonder if you get it on spotify?

[@larrydickman6016]

For those who care: one of the articles shown in the paper at the end of the movie has a headline of "Priests Battle Seminary Blaze". What a coincidence that I was watching two days prior of Sherlock Holmes in Washington from 1943 and there was the same headline in the newspaper about the Seminary fire at 11:58. 😂

[@christopherfranklin972]

Entertaining movie,the organ music was quirky and fun!

[@nancyelliott3653]

Enjoyed this movie! Even with the hokey organ music....lol

[@jennyjerome5669]

Enjoyable B picture harmed by the dreadful organ accompaniment.

[@coolroy4300]

Pretty good movie even with the weird organ music .

[@j.g.c.2494]

yeah, i agree about that corny music.

[@None-zc5vg]

Were post-war audiences still queuing round the block to watch this kind of corny, cheapo Charlie Chan stuff?

[@coolroy4300]

@@None-zc5vg Some people enjoyed it. Not everyone has your perspective or opinions.

[@DavidRice111]

Mebbe you should read this: "The producer, Robert L. Lippert, got into a feud with the musicians union who wanted to be paid residuals for television broadcasts. Rather than put up a fight, Lippert hired an organist to play “music,” which couldn’t possibly be identified. You’ll find lots of interesting information about Lippert in my blog. Kit Parker"

[@DavidRice111]

@@None-zc5vg With all unDUE 'respect', mr. worm, maybe you've stumbled into a venue where you find yourself a "sore-misfit"??

[@jon-francis9289]

Sid Melton was Ichabod Mudd (Mudd with 2 D's) in Jet Jackson Flying Commando. They called Ikky.

[@amarreder6241]

Rate 3.8 Comedy Drama

[@auletjohnast03638]

🔵AND JESUS SAID, "I AM THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE NO ONE COMES TO THE FATHER EXCEPT BY ME."🔴

[@sharpear1031]

I think Mr. Lippert had a sense of humor.

[@GaryRayBatchelor]

Good movie

[@larrydickman6016]

The 2nd number the trio sang was the same one Ricky Nelson sang in Rio Bravo. 🎸

[@RichardRhodes-jw9vj]

I guess he read the script

[@auletjohnast03638]

🔵THAT ORGAN SOUNDTRACK MUSIC HAS TO GO. LIPPERT, HIRE THE MUSICIANS AGAIN.🔴

[@krinkle909]

Interesting music..

[@testingtesting4534]

That was horrible! And I watched it all………..

[@rossmartenak5517]

So-called "Margia Dean" was onviuosly ashamed of her father. She changed her birth name of Marguerite Louise Skliris-Alvarez (irritating hyphenated name) to 'Hollywood'.

[@michaelmiller2397]

Mr. Moto...was he in Goldfinger...with the killer hat? same guy?

[@michaelmiller2397]

1951 TV ! I was soaking it in back then...loved the nuclear bomb documentaries...houses and dummies getting blown away - whole familes of them. Gee TV was great then. Cowboy movies with pistols that fired a hundred shots...

[@rossmartenak5517]

So-called "Sid Melton" must've been ashamed of his father. He sold-out gis birth name of Sidney Meltzer to 'Hollywood'.

[@michaelmiller2397]

when were peep holes in doors invented? obviously after 1951.

[@pressureworks]

Robert L Lippert, future fodder for MST3K.

[@DavidRice111]

Damn cheap shot for a memorable film producer. So~ what have YOU done in your pitiful life to compete with Lippert?

[@pressureworks]

@@DavidRice111 ???? I just stated a fact. Abusing me does not change it.

[@QueenBee-gx4rp]

@@pressureworks What would we do without MST3K movies? They’re hilarious!

[@pressureworks]

@@QueenBee-gx4rp exactly

[@jeraldbaxter3532]

​@@pressureworks I think he's just bitter about his own lack of achievements, so he vents his spleen at the least provocation. I'm guilty of doing that, unfortunately, and for that reason I stated, so I try to keep my great - grandfathers words in mind: " Almost everything in life is opinion, and opinions are like a certain part of the anatomy -everyone has one, they are quite often filled with the same material, and one should not go around showing it off in public!" We like to think he was alluding to navels, but with great - granddady, well, you could never be completely sure.

[@GM-cf6jv]

Chiang kai shek and his cousin cancelled check Oh😂😂! This isn’t a B movie…its a full C! The organ soundtrack man must of pulled it from a silent movie of the 20s. Great ridiculous movie.

[@stephaniehand503]

geat

[@harrietweber2520]

Too bad they used organ on this mystery film . . that's for old time radio . . Just about ruined this good detective movie

[@DavidRice111]

Mebbe you should read this: "The producer, Robert L. Lippert, got into a feud with the musicians union who wanted to be paid residuals for television broadcasts. Rather than put up a fight, Lippert hired an organist to play “music,” which couldn’t possibly be identified. You’ll find lots of interesting information about Lippert in my blog. Kit Parker"

[@dr.skipkazarian5556]

Where really low budget movies and tired old has-beens and never-weres go to die.....dona nobis pacem.

[@dianapearson1771]

The jersey that was supposed to be funny was unnecessary.

[@richarddecicco3288]

It was so difficult to take any part of this seriously with that horrible organ music playing.

[@TomRivieremusic]

50 dollar budget movie.Ridiculous and bad actors.

[@winonamassingill7895]

That Japanese man at the first of the movie has a weird accent. It sounds fakie. 😅😅😅

[@nevsmate8663]

🤮

[@scottfitzgerald6210]

Truly a piece of incredible garbage. The Nerve

[@MrJTPEPPER]

The real garbage is what they put out today.

[@andywinger4197]

Combine bad writing, bad directing and mediocre acting and the result is a bad movie.

[@jeanbonhacher6016]

You forgot bad music

[@varonadee6980]

@@jeanbonhacher6016 and Lyle Talbot.

[@DavidRice111]

So glad we have cinematic "experts" such as YOU to help us choose films "wisely"! (blowhard!)

[@DavidRice111]

@@varonadee6980 "Lyle Talbot" I know~ who the he!! is varonadee6980 ?

[@DavidRice111]

@@jeanbonhacher6016 Oh? And YOU are the arbiter of "good music"??

[@pmullins1495]

DON'T waste your time on this wacky amateurish KeyStone Cops style novice detective plot. :(

[@DavidRice111]

Ha! Long as YOU don't mind, MY time is mine to spend as I choose!

[@jegesmedve2276]

Awful. How anyone could invest to produce this film is beyond me.

[@winonamassingill7895]

This has to be one of the worst, most ridiculous movies 🍿 that I’ve ever seen!!!! I can’t believe I wasted my time watching it. The only part worth watching was the three guys that sang. That was pretty. 🎶🎶🎶The rest of the movie 🍿 was just hammy acting. 🐖🐖🐖🥓🥓🥓🙄🙄🙄🥴🥴🥴🥱🥱🥱😱😱😱