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King of Chinatown
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King of Chinatown

Mar 17, 1939
0h 58m
★ 5.8

Ruthless ruler of a city of Shadows!

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.

Genres

Action
Crime
Drama

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

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King of Chinatown Trailers

Cast

Anna May Wong

Dr. Mary Ling

Anna May Wong

Akim Tamiroff

Frank Baturin

Akim Tamiroff

J. Carrol Naish

The Professor

J. Carrol Naish

Sidney Toler

Dr. Chang Ling

Sidney Toler

Philip Ahn

Robert 'Bob' Li

Philip Ahn

Anthony Quinn

Mike Gordon

Anthony Quinn

Bernadene Hayes

Dolly Warren

Bernadene Hayes

Roscoe Karns

Rip Harrigan

Roscoe Karns

Ray Mayer

Potatoes

Ray Mayer

Richard Denning

Jeff, Protective Association Henchman

Richard Denning

Archie Twitchell

Interne

Archie Twitchell

Eddie Marr

Bert, Fight Trainer

Eddie Marr