The Law of the Tong

Dec 15, 1931

1h 1m

★ 6.0

Overview

A young girl working as a dance-hall hostess gets mixed up in a scheme that smuggles illegal Chinese aliens into the country.

Genres

Crime

Production Companies

Willis Kent Productions

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Cast

Joan

Phyllis Barrington

Doug

John Harron

Charlie Wong

Jason Robards Sr.

Yuen Lee

Frank Lackteen

Madam Duval

Dot Farley

Mother McGregor

Mary Carr

Captain McGregor

William Malan

Davy Jones

Richard Alexander

First Drunk

Ben Corbett

Dance Hall Customer

Olin Francis

Tong Member (uncredited)

Wong Chung

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