Victor McLaglen

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My Favorites

1The Informer(1935)

2Gunga Din((1939)

3 Roger Touhy,Gangster(1944)

4China Girl(1943)

5 South Of Pago Pago(1940)

[hamradio]

His was born Victor Andrew de Bier Everleigh McLaglen

Victor McLaglen role was serious, funny and sad in "Wee Willie Winkie" (1937).

 

[FredCDobbs]

"Dishonored", 1930:

 

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China Girl(1942)Nov 1941.Johnny Bugsy Williams(George Montgomery)is a newspaper man picked up by advancing Japanese troops in China.They want him to film the Burma Road for twenty thousand.Johnny tells them he will think about and on his way out he picks up what he thinks are his credendials,but its another book.

In his cell he meets Major Bull Weed(Victor McLaglen)a Canadian who has a plan to escape with the help of his mistress,Fifi(Lynn Bari)After the escape they get away to Burma.

Johnny shows the pair the book he escaped with,but they can only make out two things,Pearl and a number,Seven.

Soon,Johnny finds the two people he escaped with are Axis Agents.After ridding himself of them,Johnny meets Haoli(Gene Tierney)a missionary and they fall in love.Haoli must return to China and her fathers mission.

Meanwhile,Bull and Fifi meet with the Japanese high command and told they must get Johnny and the book back at all costs.

Great Film.

[scottman1932]

THE INFORMER is by far one of his best performances.

I also like him in:

 

THE QUIET MAN(1952)-Excellent as the loutish "Red" Danaher

SHE WORE A YELLOW RIBBON (1949)-Delightful as Top Sergent Quincannon

THE PRINCESS AND THE PIRATE (1944) -A wonderful parody performance as "The Hook"

HANGMAN'S HOUSE(1928)-Excellent as the vengeful Citizen Hogan

WHAT PRICE GLORY (1926)-He _IS_ Captain Flagg!

 

I would love to have seen what his performance in MOTHER MACHREE (1928), was like, sadly, only the first 30 minutes (or so) survive and he is just barely in it at that point.