King of Chinatown
1939 American film
- March 17, 1939 (1939-03-17)
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King of Chinatown is a 1939 American crime film directed by Nick Grinde and written by Lillie Hayward and Irving Reis. The film stars Anna May Wong, Akim Tamiroff, J. Carrol Naish, Sidney Toler, Philip Ahn, Anthony Quinn and Bernadene Hayes. The film was released on March 17, 1939, by Paramount Pictures.[1][2]
Plot
Violence and death stalk the Chinese of a big American city, but one man, Dr. Chang Ling, and his daughter, Dr. Mary Ling, defy the racketeers who are responsible, and, against terrific odds, bring peace to their oppressed neighbors.
Cast
- Anna May Wong as Dr. Mary Ling
- Akim Tamiroff as Frank Baturin
- J. Carrol Naish as Professor
- Sidney Toler as Dr. Chang Ling
- Philip Ahn as Robert 'Bob' Li
- Anthony Quinn as Mike Gordon
- Bernadene Hayes as Dolly Warren
- Roscoe Karns as 'Rip' Harrigan
- Ray Mayer as 'Potatoes'
- Richard Denning as Protective Association Henchman
- Archie Twitchell as Hospital Interne
- Eddie Marr as Henchman Bert
- George Anderson as Detective
- Charles B. Wood as Henchman Red
- George Magrill as Second Gangster
- Charles Trowbridge as Dr. Jones
- Lily King as Chinese Woman
- Wong Chung as Chinese Man
- Chester Gan as Mr. Foo
- Pat West as Fight Announcer
- Guy Usher as Investigator
References
External links
- King of Chinatown at IMDb
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Films directed by Nick Grinde
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- Beyond the Sierras (1928)
- Morgan's Last Raid (1929)
- The Desert Rider (1929)
- Good News (1930)
- Remote Control (1930)
- This Modern Age (1931)
- Shopworn (1932)
- Vanity Street (1932)
- Menu (1933)
- Stone of Silver Creek (1935)
- Border Brigands (1935)
- How to Sleep (1935)
- Ladies Crave Excitement (1935)
- Public Enemy's Wife (1936)
- Lucky Fugitives (1936)
- Jailbreak (1936)
- The Captain's Kid (1936)
- Fugitive in the Sky (1936)
- Public Wedding (1937)
- White Bondage (1937)
- Love Is on the Air (1937)
- Exiled to Shanghai (1937)
- Delinquent Parents (1938)
- Down in 'Arkansaw' (1938)
- Federal Man-Hunt (1938)
- King of Chinatown (1939)
- A Woman Is the Judge (1939)
- Sudden Money (1939)
- Million Dollar Legs (1939)
- The Man They Could Not Hang (1939)
- Scandal Sheet (1939)
- The Man with Nine Lives (1940)
- Before I Hang (1940)
- Convicted Woman (1940)
- Friendly Neighbors (1940)
- Girls of the Road (1940)
- Mountain Moonlight (1941)
- Hitler - Dead or Alive (1942)
- Road to Alcatraz (1945)
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