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Ky Duyen

Ky Duyen

Acting
1910-07-20
Vinchou, Indochina

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#1Port Arthur

Movie - 1936, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role

8.5 / 10
DramaWar

French-language version of Port Arthur (1936), a German language film (q.v.) co-produced by German, French and Czechoslovakian film interests. About espionage, action and romance in the Russo-Japanese War, as the conflict threatens Russian naval officer Boris Ranewsky and his Japanese wife Youki.

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#2Hatred

Movie - 1938, 2h 15m • as Extra

7.3 / 10
Drama

Captain Justin Mollenard works for a company that sells armaments to the Far East. After an eventful stay in Shanghai, where he and his cargo are the victim of a malicious attack, he returns to his hometown of Dunkirk. Mollenard receives a frosty welcome from his wife Mathilde, who resents the way in which he has neglected his family for so many years. Mollenard’s only wish is to get back to sea as soon as he can, but a sudden heart-attack leaves him paralysed and entirely in his wife’s power...

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#3Razzia

Movie - 1955, 2h 15m • as Minor Role (uncredited)

6.7 / 10
CrimeDrama

Henri, the Man from Nantes, comes back to his country after a successful stay in the United States, where he was working for Liski, the drug dealer. With the fame of being a tough guy preceding him, he sets himself to the task of knowing why the French operations were not so profitable - and soon he is master of all links of the organization. He can now get it honed to perfection - or destroy it. Only... the Police are following his every step.

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#4Special Mission

Movie - 1946, 2h 15m • as Chang

7.0 / 10
DramaWarThriller

The exploits of Chief Police Inspector Chabrier, first before the invasion of France in May 1940 as he fights against spies preparing the coming the Germans, particularly Emmy de Welder, the alleged manager of the Rouen hospital. Later, Chabrier and his men go underground and resist the occupiers whatever the price to pay. When the Liberation comes Chabrier resumes his activities at the French National Police.

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#5Sapho

Movie - 1934, 2h 15m • as Domestic

9.0 / 10
DramaRomance

During a transvestite ball, a young provincial meets Fanny Legrand. A great love is born between them. Later, the young man learns that Fanny was a great coquette. He leaves her, he comes back, he forgives. But when he embarks for America, Fanny does not follow him.

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#6The Woman in Red

Movie - 1947, 2h 15m • as The Chinese

10.0 / 10
CrimeDrama

Two paintings are stolen. Amateur private detective Roland Gautier investigates.

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#7The Sheep Has Five Legs

Movie - 1954, 2h 15m • as Un joueur chinois sur le bateau

5.8 / 10
Comedy

A publicity-minded French mayor reunites quintuplets and their earthy father, all six played by Fernandel.

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#8Beware of Blondes

Movie - 1950, 2h 15m • as Mr. Dou

6.0 / 10
CrimeDrama

Back from a stay in the Far East, a woman who knew the names of the chiefs of a drug ring is murdered. Georges Masse, the famous reporter, decides to investigate, accompanied by his faithful photographer P'tit Louis. He will come across some unappetizing characters like M. Dubois, a killer, Luigi Costelli, a dangerous trafficker and a beautiful but dubious lady, Suzanne Wilson. After being himself suspected, Masse will make the truth triumph.

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#9Until the Last One

Movie - 1957, 2h 15m • as An accomplice of Riccioni (uncredited)

6.0 / 10
Thriller

Just released from prison after serving a six-month sentence, Fernand Bastia goes into hiding. He has indeed double-crossed his gang by keeping part of the product of a robbery for himself. Thanks to his sister Marcella, Fernand has taken refuge in a small circus where she works. There, he falls in love with Gina but also arouses the jealousy of Quedchi, a fairground stall-holder who has seen him hiding the stolen money. After a while, Fredo Riccioni, the boss of the gang and his men, manage to trace him...

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#10Le Soleil de minuit

Movie - 1943, 2h 15m • as Japanese

8.0 / 10
Adventure

Going to take up his post in Moukden, the forest engineer finds in a trainer from the cabaret "the midnight sun" a Russian princess, Armide, whom he once loved. He had met her in 1917 when the princess and her father were driven from their domain. Prince Ireniev is a gambler, a trickster, a matchmaker. Out of love for Armide, Forestier flew, and yet when he finds the two wrecks, he cannot resist. Abandoning everything, his position and his honor, he leaves with the woman of his destiny.

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#11Bizarre, Bizarre

Movie - 1937, 2h 15m • as l'hôtelier chinois de Soho

6.9 / 10
Comedy

A French farce set in Victorian London where a botanist and his wife get into trouble when they pretend to go missing in order to hide from their sanctimonious cousin – an Anglican bishop who is leading a campaign against such writing.

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#12The Letter

Movie - 1930, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role

10.0 / 10
Drama

An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.

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#13Voyage Without Hope

Movie - 1943, 2h 15m • as Li-Fang

7.9 / 10
Drama

Gohelle, escaped from prison, seeks to flee occupied France for Argentina. The captain of a cargo ship is willing to smuggle him out out France for a price but Gohelle has no money. His mistress, Marie-Angel tries to charm the money out of wealthy Alain Ginestier who seems the ideal pigeon but Marie-Angel falls in love with Ginestier.

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#14Mahlia the Mestiza

Movie - 1943, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role

7.0 / 10

Daughter of a French officer and an Annamite, Mahlia was brought up in Indochina by Mr. and Mrs. de Roussière. Their son, Henri, would like to marry her but they are against it. Mahlia flees and Henri is killed for trying to protect her. The young girl enters the Mission to raise children there in the love of France.

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#15Forfaiture

Movie - 1937, 2h 15m • as Le caissier de banque

6.6 / 10
Drama

Denise Moret joins her husband, Pierre, in Mongolia where he works as a civil engineer. One night she loose a lot of money on the roulette and therefore is forced to borrow money from Prince Lee-Lang. The Prince immediately begins to flirt and make advances towards Denise. Advances she rejects.

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#16The Murderer Is Not Guilty

Movie - 1946, 2h 15m • as Tao, servant

8.0 / 10
Crime

In a film studio, several actors are the victims of attempted murders. Julien Brisseau, a writer, decides to use these facts as the backbone of his new novel. But while he is working on his detective story, young actors are actually killed. Julien thence gets suspected by police inspector Vétillard. To clear his name, Julien undertakes to investigate and find the killer on his own.

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#17A Kiss for a Killer

Movie - 1957, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role

5.6 / 10
DramaCrime

In Nice, a wealthy widow is charmed by a young man who marries her and manages her finances. He soon starts an affair with her secretary, who proves to be even more ruthless than he is.

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#18La BĂŞte aux sept manteaux

Movie - 1937, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role

10.0 / 10

An English gentleman himself causes his own burglary to better suppress the formidable gang which, after having murdered his brother, is now attacking his fortune.

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#19La treizième enquête de Grey

Movie - 1937, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role

9.0 / 10
Crime

Grey, an elite detective, has the mission to investigate the assassination, in Paris, of a great Hollywood star. There is no real motive, and yet the suspects are numerous. The investigation promises to be long and difficult.

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#20Yoshiwara

Movie - 1937, 2h 15m • as L'agent secret

6.0 / 10
RomanceDrama

Based on a novel by Maurice Dekobra, the film is set in Yoshiwara, the red-light district of Tokyo, in the nineteenth century. It depicts a love triangle between a high-class prostitute, a Russian naval officer, and a rickshaw man.

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#21Mystère à Shanghai

Movie - 1950, 2h 15m • as Commissioner Whu

7.0 / 10
MysteryCrime

In Shangai, the "Green Dragon" threatens to kill Herbert Aboody, a rich exporter, unless he pays him 50,000 dollars. One of Aboody's secretaries calls inspector Wens for help. An amazing fact occurs, Wens kills Aboody and then disappears. What is the key to this mystery?

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#22Le voleur se porte bien

Movie - 1948, 2h 15m • as The Chinese

10.0 / 10
Comedy

Hector Dumontier has had enough of his wife Noémie : she is always immersed in those detective stories he disapproves of. To teach her a lesson, Dumontier decides to simulate the burglary of their house, with the help of an alleged jewel thief masked by a hood. He creates many false leads and everybody in the house gets suspected, from Ernestine, the maid, to Cabassol, the chauffeur, to Rosine, the Dumontiers'daughter. The disorder is complete and the various police detectives in charge do not help much.

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#23Woman of Malacca

Movie - 1937, 2h 15m • as Japanese

6.1 / 10
Drama

Unhappy with her humdrum life as a provincial schoolteacher, Audrey Greenwood marries Major Carter, an officer in the British Army whom she does not love. Not long after the wedding Carter is on his way to Malaysia, accompanied by his wife, to take up a post in the British colony. During the long sea voyage, Audrey becomes acquainted with the handsome Prince Selim, the heir to the Malaysian throne. Life in the province of Malacca soon proves disagreeable to the free-spirited Englishwoman and she becomes a social outcast when her amorous affair with the prince is discovered.

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#24Perfectionist

Movie - 1951, 2h 15m • as Chang, butler

6.8 / 10
Drama

Professor Louis Delage is a kidney transplant specialist. He is so good in his field that his peers nickname him the "great man". But one day, one of his patients die during surgery and Delage starts doubting. Is he actually such a great man? To fight desperation he decides to take in the deceased child while devoting more time to Florence, his hitherto neglected wife.

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#25Coral Reefs

Movie - 1939, 2h 15m • as Black

6.6 / 10
Adventure

The adventures of a sailor from Mexico to a lagoon in the Pacific ocean, and the meeting with a lonely girl.

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#26Rasputin

Movie - 1954, 2h 15m • as Le pédicure

6.5 / 10
Drama

Gregory Iefommovich Raspoutine is a monk with healing powers and a liking for debauchery who manages to insinuate himself into the court of the Romanoffs thanks to Princess Dikvona. Being the only person able to heal he son of Czar Nicolas II and Czarina Alexandra from his hemophilia, he becomes a very powerful man, which infuriates many.A group of nobles, determined to save the monarchy, start conspiring to murder him.

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#27Le Secret de l'émeraude

Movie - 1936, 2h 15m • as Mr. Lee

7.0 / 10
Crime

In a small hotel on an English beach, an agent from the Intelligence Service is responsible for finding an important stolen document. At night, a theft of jewelry, including a superb emerald, complicates the investigation. The search for the double culprit proves to be difficult.

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#28Once Is Enough

Movie - 1946, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role

6.0 / 10
Comedy

Christine Jourdan is a highly rated sculptor who, to oust her impresario Ancelin, invented a lover named Nicolas. Soon she marries Jacques, but he proves to be jealous of the supposed lover. The newspapers publishing the death of a Nicolas, Christine takes the opportunity to announce the death of her lover. But the man in question was murdered by a woman. Jacques and Ancelin suspect Christine and indulge in the worst eccentricities.

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#29Bach the Detective

Movie - 1936, 2h 15m • as Stefani's accomplice

8.0 / 10

Narcisse is a doorman for a jeweler but dreams of becoming a private detective. The Criminas agency hires him and he comes to the aid of his former boss's nephew, accused of stealing jewelry. He first passes for the accomplice of the young man but soon discovers the culprit.

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#30Frenesia

Movie - 1939, 2h 15m • as Sam Lee

7.0 / 10
Comedy

An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.

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