The Hatchet Man

Feb 6, 1932

1h 14m

★ 4.9

He kills! She thrills!

Overview

When he's forced to kill his best friend, a Chinese hit man adopts the man's daughter.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

First National Pictures

The Vitaphone Corporation

Warner Bros. Pictures

The Hatchet Man Trailers

Cast

Wong Low Get

Edward G. Robinson

Sun Toya San

Loretta Young

Nog Hong Fah

Dudley Digges

Harry En Hai

Leslie Fenton

Yu Chang

Edmund Breese

Long Sen Yat

Tully Marshall

Sun Yat Ming

J. Carrol Naish

Lip Hop Fat

Charles Middleton

Soo Lat the Cobbler

E. Alyn Warren

Bing Foo

Edward Peil Sr.

Sing Girl (uncredited)

Anna Chang

Madame Si-Si (uncredited)

Blanche Friderici

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