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Confessions of an Opium Eater
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Confessions of an Opium Eater

1962-06-20 · 85 min · ★ 5.6

Drama · Crime

Vincent Price stars in this early '60s adaptation of Thomas De Quincey's thriller about an opium addict trying to solve a mystery in San Francisco's Chinatown.

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Directors
Albert Zugsmith
Production companies
Photoplay Productions
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Vincent PriceVincent PriceGilbert De Quincey
Linda HoRuby Low
Richard LooRichard LooGeorge Wah
June Kyoto LuLotus
Philip AhnPhilip AhnChing Foon
Yvonne MorayYvonne MoraySing-song girl
Terence de MarneyTerence de MarneyScrawny man
John FujiokaJohn FujiokaAuctioneer
Angelo RossittoAngelo RossittoNewspaper Boy
Victor Sen YungVictor Sen YungWing Young
Geri HooGeri HooSecond Dancing Girl
Gerald JannFat Chinese
Vivianne MankuCatatonic Girl
Miel SaanLook Gow
Nobuko MiyamotoFirst Dancing Girl
Alicia LiPing Toy
Ralph AhnRalph AhnWah Chan
Caroline BarrettLo Tsen

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