6 Best Willie Fung Movies

By Vlad Zakh · July 28, 2026

Willie Fung built one of Hollywood’s most prolific early careers for a Chinese-American actor and appeared in dozens of golden-age classics. Shanghai Express entangles train passengers with a notorious woman, One Way Passage falls a dying woman for a condemned criminal at sea, Tugboat Annie follows a captain’s rivalry and son’s naval ambitions, and Ruggles of Red Gap lands a butler in the Old West. Red Dust and Night Nurse round out the list.

Ruggles of Red Gap (1935)

TMDB ★ 7.1

An English butler won in a poker game must adjust to life serving a boisterous American family in the Wild West.

Directed by Leo McCarey · 1h 30m · Rated NR

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Tugboat Annie (1933)

TMDB ★ 7.3

Marie Dressler stars in this comedy about a hard-drinking tugboat captain and his boisterous wife who navigate rivalry and their son's naval ambitions.

Directed by Mervyn LeRoy · 1h 26m · Rated NR

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One Way Passage (1932)

TMDB ★ 7.3

Kay Francis stars in this romance about a condemned man and a terminally ill woman who fall in love during a fateful ocean voyage, unaware of each other's fates.

Directed by Tay Garnett · 1h 08m · Rated NR

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Shanghai Express (1932)

TMDB ★ 7.0

Passengers aboard a train through war-torn China become entangled in intrigue and danger.

Directed by Josef von Sternberg · 1h 22m

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Red Dust (1932)

TMDB ★ 6.9

Forrester Harvey appears in this Gable and Harlow drama about a rough rubber plantation owner whose life is complicated by the arrival of two very different women.

Directed by Victor Fleming · 1h 23m · Rated NR

Where to watch

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Night Nurse (1931)

TMDB ★ 6.8

A dedicated nurse uncovers a sinister plot to harm the children under her care.

Directed by William A. Wellman · 1h 12m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Willie Fung Movies

Ruggles of Red Gap (1935)

Tugboat Annie (1933)

One Way Passage (1932)

Shanghai Express (1932)

Red Dust (1932)

Night Nurse (1931)

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