Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold

Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold
Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold
	Theatrical release poster by Robert Tanenbaum
Directed by	Charles Bail
Written by	William Tennant; Max Julien
Produced by	Bill Tennant
Starring	Tamara Dobson; Stella Stevens; Norman Fell
Cinematography	Alan Hume
Edited by	Willy Kemplen
Music by	Dominic Frontiere
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	July 11, 1975;
Running time	96 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$3.6 million

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 and Norman Fell.^[2] 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 (Ni Tien [zh]) 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 rescues the agents.^[3]

Cast

Tamara Dobson as Cleopatra Jones^[2]
Ni Tien as Mi Lin-fong (billed as simply 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.^[4]

The film was released on DVD by Warner Brothers as part of its Warner Archive Collection in 2010.

References

^ "Robert Tanenbaum". filmonpaper.com.
^ ^a ^b "Tamara Dobson, 59; Former Model Starred in 'Cleopatra Jones' Movies". Los Angeles Times. 2006-10-06. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
^ Novotny Lawrence (2008). Blaxploitation Films of the 1970s. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-96097-7.
^ Roger Ebert. "Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold". Chicago Sun Times. Retrieved 2022-10-18.

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[1] "Robert Tanenbaum". filmonpaper.com.

[articles.latimes.com-2] "Tamara Dobson, 59; Former Model Starred in 'Cleopatra Jones' Movies". Los Angeles Times. 2006-10-06. Retrieved 2011-01-30.

[blaxploitation-3] Novotny Lawrence (2008). Blaxploitation Films of the 1970s. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-96097-7.

[4] Roger Ebert. "Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold". Chicago Sun Times. Retrieved 2022-10-18.

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