Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold
When fellow operatives (and childhood friends) Matthew Johnson and Melvin Johnson disappear during an undercover mission in Hong Kong, Cleopatra Jones (Tamara Dobson) travels there to find them. With the help of local detective Mi Ling, Cleopatra discovers that her friends' disappearance has to do with The Dragon Lady, a much-feared blonde "lipstick lesbian" who runs a Macao casino and controls a major chunk of the local drug trade.
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Released
- 1975
- Country
- Hong Kong, United States
Details
Release year: 1975
Storyline
When fellow operatives (and childhood friends) Matthew Johnson and Melvin Johnson disappear during an undercover mission in Hong Kong, Cleopatra Jones (Tamara Dobson) travels there to find them. With the help of local detective Mi Ling, Cleopatra discovers that her friends' disappearance has to do with The Dragon Lady, a much-feared blonde "lipstick lesbian" who runs a Macao casino and controls a major chunk of the local drug trade.
Top credits
Tamara Dobson — Cleopatra Jones
Stella Stevens — Dragon Lady
Ni Tien — Mi Ling
Norman Fell — Stanley Nagel
Did you know
• Stella Stevens was chosen for the role of Dragon Lady when the Hong Kong production company could not find a suitable Chinese actress that spoke fluent English.
• Even though the Cleopatra Jones films were hits, star Tamara Dobson wasn't able to capitalize on them. The blaxploitation genre soon dried up and she never become a huge star. They were her only leading roles.
• Tamara Dobson did her own makeup for this film, and in an unusual move she was credited for this in the opening credits.
User reviews
Superior Sequel
pure blaxploitation
Solid blaxploitation with impressive action.
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
- Color
- Color
