King of Chinatown

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King of Chinatown

"Ruthless ruler of a city of Shadows!"

1939

0h 58m

5.6(9 votes)

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Crime

Drama

Overview

A Chinese-American surgeon faces a moral dilemma after operating on the mob boss in charge of vice and protection rackets in her city's Chinatown.

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10 featured cast members

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Anna May Wong

Dr. Mary Ling

Akim Tamiroff

Frank Baturin

J. Carrol Naish

The Professor

Sidney Toler

Dr. Chang Ling

Philip Ahn

Robert 'Bob' Li

Anthony Quinn

Mike Gordon

Bernadene Hayes

Dolly Warren

Roscoe Karns

Rip Harrigan

Ray Mayer

Potatoes

Richard Denning

Jeff, Protective Association Henchman

Creative team

Directed by: Nick Grindé
Written by: Herbert J. Biberman
Lillie Hayward
Produced by: Harold Hurley

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