Blog

Posted on

S01 E10 – Local Hero (1956)

The Man Called X

DirectorLeon Benson
ProducerEddie Davis, Maurice Unger
Production CompanyZiv Television Programs
AiredMarch 30th, 1956, WCAU-TV, Philadelphia, Channel 10
CastBarry Sullivan (Agent Ken Thurston), Marie Tsien (Sou Hei), Rolfe Sedan, Alex Montoya, Stella Lynn, George T. Lee, James Hong, Leslie Banning, Harold Fong, W. T. Chang, Joy Lee, Sammee Tong, Edwin Luke, Lawrence Ung
Maria McClay as Sou Hei, speaking with her husband.

Maria’s character, Sou Hei, finds herself with her husband among a group of refugees, desperately trying to escape from China. But a no-good traitor lurks among them. Agent Ken Thurston, the man called “X”, played by Barry Sullivan, is assigned to find the rat in the group and help them make it across the border alive. Among them a suspicious white lady, and thinly veiled love interest for Mr. X, whom none of the other members of the group trust as far as they could throw her.

Maria McClay as Sou Hei, expressing her distrust of the suspicious white lady in no uncertain terms: “She must die too!”

Compared to other shows and movies of the era, including many of the ones Maria appeared in, this episode has a surprisingly low amount of yellow face, though it is certainly not free of it. It also features a surprisingly high number of non-white actors in speaking roles.

Scenes Featuring Maria

In order to view the video content for this post you must be logged in as a registered user of the site.

Posted on

‘Crusader’ Probes Real Story of Quote

Jefferson City Post-Tribune, Jefferson City, Missouri, USA, March 2nd, 1956

(Unknown Author)

Maria appears in a brief blurb about a new episode of the show “Crusaders” in which she has a role. The Episode must be “Pressure” (S01 E22) for which we have not been able to find video clips yet.

'Crusader' Probes Real Story of Quote‘Crusader’ Probes Real Story of Quote 02 Mar 1956, Fri Jefferson City Post-Tribune (Jefferson City, Missouri) Newspapers.com

Maria McClay