A hatchet man is ordered to kill his close friend for the sake of Tong.A hatchet man is ordered to kill his close friend for the sake of Tong.A hatchet man is ordered to kill his close friend for the sake of Tong.
J. Carrol Naish
- Sun Yat Ming
- (as J. Carroll Naish)
Edward Peil Sr.
- Bing Foo
- (as Eddie Piel)
Anna Chang
- Sing Girl
- (uncredited)
Blanche Friderici
- Madame Si-Si
- (uncredited)
Willie Fung
- Notary Fung Loo
- (uncredited)
- …
Anne Howard
- Young Girl
- (uncredited)
Ralph Ince
- 'Big Jim' Malone
- (uncredited)
Otto Lederer
- Pawnbroker
- (uncredited)
James B. Leong
- Tong Member
- (uncredited)
Gladys Lloyd
- Fan Yi
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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Did you know
- TriviaEdward G. Robinson's wife at the time, Gladys Lloyd, appears uncredited as "Fan Yi". They were married from 1927 to 1956 and she would appear in five films with him from 1931-32.
- GoofsWhen Wong Low Get displays the scar on his left arm to the Tong; he places his right arm palm down over his left and pulls back the sleeve. But on the next immediate cut which is a close-up of the arm; he now has his right arm palm up under the left arm.
- Quotes
Wong Low Get: Sometimes it is better that the eye should not see what the hand is doing.
- ConnectionsEdited into Torchy Blane in Chinatown (1939)
Featured review
Pre-Requisite Apologies to the Politically Correct
Violent and Seductive Oddity
This is a Hard-Hitting, Mysterious Looking, Gaudy Movie that Exudes Enough Oriental Charm and Tong Gangsterism to Make it an Oddity Well Worth Seeing. It's a Pre-Code Entry and Therefore has some Welcome Violence and Drug Doings.
Of Course, it Seems a Prerequisite to Mention that the Two Leads Playing Chinese are Not Chinese, but Edward G. Robinson and Loretta Young, both with the Help of Makeup and Silks can Pull this Off.
So with Apologies to the Politically Correct, this is After All a Time Capsule and Cannot be Faulted for being what it is. A Racist Industry Reflecting a Racist Society Without Such Sensitive Concerns, So We have to Make Our Amends in Retrospect.
This is a Gripping Story of Tradition and Circumstance and is a Darn Good Yarn. The Ending is Cutting Edge and the Film has Many Aspects that make it an Interesting Look Back on Hollywood and the Way it Presented Pictures to the Public.
Overall, a Must See for Film and Cultural Historians. The Movie Looks Fantastic and is Shadowy and Sultry, Violent and Seductive.
Of Course, it Seems a Prerequisite to Mention that the Two Leads Playing Chinese are Not Chinese, but Edward G. Robinson and Loretta Young, both with the Help of Makeup and Silks can Pull this Off.
So with Apologies to the Politically Correct, this is After All a Time Capsule and Cannot be Faulted for being what it is. A Racist Industry Reflecting a Racist Society Without Such Sensitive Concerns, So We have to Make Our Amends in Retrospect.
This is a Gripping Story of Tradition and Circumstance and is a Darn Good Yarn. The Ending is Cutting Edge and the Film has Many Aspects that make it an Interesting Look Back on Hollywood and the Way it Presented Pictures to the Public.
Overall, a Must See for Film and Cultural Historians. The Movie Looks Fantastic and is Shadowy and Sultry, Violent and Seductive.
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- LeonLouisRicci
- Sep 29, 2014
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- Runtime1 hour 14 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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