Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold is a 1975 American action-adventure film directed by Charles Bail and starring Tamara Dobson as Cleopatra "Cleo" Jones, Stella Stevens, Tien Ni and Norman Fell. The film is a sequel to the 1973 action film Cleopatra Jones.
Plot
The story begins with two government agents, Matthew Johnson and Melvin Johnson, being captured by the "Dragon Lady" (Stella Stevens). Cleopatra Jones then travels to Hong Kong to rescue the agents. Jones pairs up with Mi Lin-fong (Tien Ni) and ends up in the Dragon Lady's casino, which, in actuality, is the headquarters for her underground drug empire. Jones and Mi use their combat skills to battle the Dragon Lady's henchmen and rescue the agents.
Cast
- Tamara Dobson as Cleopatra Jones
- Tien Ni as Mi Lin-Fong (credited as Tanny)
- Stella Stevens as Dragon Lady
- Norman Fell as Stanley Nagel
- Albert Popwell as Matthew Johnson
- Caro Kenyatta as Melvin Johnson
Max Julien, author of the source story for and a co-producer of the film's predecessor Cleopatra Jones, refused to participate in the production, and instead got token credit for the story and script having been "based on characters created by" him.
Reception
The film was not as well received as its predecessor Cleopatra Jones, mainly due to the decline in the popularity of the blaxploitation genre.
The film was released on DVD by Warner Brothers as part of its Warner Archive Collection in 2010.
See also
- List of action films of the 1970s
- List of films set in Hong Kong
- List of American films of 1975
References
External links
- Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold at IMDb
- Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold at the TCM Movie Database
- Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- [Page at https://hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=5650&display_set=eng HKMDb]
