Film
Chinatown Nights
1929 · 1h 23m · Drama · Action · Crime
A white woman lost among Chinamen
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Overview
Joan Fry, a society woman, falls in love with Chuck Riley, the white leader of a powerful gang in Chinatown, and he quickly drags her down into the depths with him. But seeing her so much in love with him causes him to realize he is in love with her, and he determines to lift her up again. "Boston" Charley, the rival gang-leader, has other plans.
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Cast
Wallace Beery
Chuck Riley
Florence Vidor
Joan Fry
Warner Oland
"Boston Charley" Wu
Jack McHugh
The Nameless Street Urchin
Jack Oakie
James "Jimmy" Williams, the reporter
Inez Marion
Frank Chew
The Gambler
Richard Cramer
Delaney, the bartender who throws Joan into street
Bess Flowers
Woman on Stairway
Willie Fung
One of Riley's Henchmen
Tetsu Komai
Woo Chung, Riley's principal henchman
Tom London
Cop
Pete Morrison
Pete, bartender-henchman
Broderick O'Farrell
Ambulance Doctor
Mrs. Wong Wing
Riley's Maid
Freeman Wood
Gerald, the drunk
Crew
- William A. WellmanDirector
- Samuel OrnitzStory
- Henry W. GerrardDirector of Photography
Media
Details
- Release date
- March 29, 1929
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Genres
- Drama, Action, Crime
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