Westerners shelter at an inn in bandit-plagued Manchuria. Captain Carson leads them while pursuing a romance with a woman claimed by bandit leader Voronsky, facing threats from outside and tensions within.
If you have about an hour and ten minutes to kill and you want to see a bunch of 1930s actors looking incredibly stressed in a dusty room, Roar of the Dragon is probably for you. It is a movie that feels like it was filmed in a sauna. Everyone is constantly wiping their foreheads. It is definitely worth a watch if you ...
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Wesley Ruggles
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"If you have about an hour and ten minutes to kill and you want to see a bunch of 1930s actors looking incredibly stressed in a dusty room, Roar of the Dragon is probably for you. It is a movie that feels like it was filmed in a sauna. Everyone is constantly wiping their foreheads. It is definitely worth a watch if you like those early talkies where the microphone seems like it's hidden inside a potted plant. People who want a fast-paced modern action movie will hate this. It moves at the speed o..."
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