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Chinatown Nights (1929)

1h 23m · 29 Mar 1929

A white woman lost among Chinamen

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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.

Movie ID58018
GenreAction, Crime, Drama
DirectorWilliam A. Wellman
Main castWallace Beery, Florence Vidor, Warner Oland, Jack McHugh, Jack Oakie, Inez Marion, Frank Chew, Richard Cramer
Release date29 March 1929
Release year1929
LanguageEnglish
Duration83 min (1h 23m)
Rating4.4 / 10 (TMDB)
Production houseParamount Pictures

Director: William A. Wellman
Writers: Samuel Ornitz

Top cast

Wallace BeeryChuck Riley Florence VidorJoan Fry Warner Oland"Boston Charley" Wu
Jack McHughThe Nameless Street Urchin
Jack OakieJames "Jimmy" Williams, the reporter
Inez Marion
Frank ChewThe Gambler
Richard CramerDelaney, the bartender who throws Joan into street Bess FlowersWoman on Stairway Willie FungOne of Riley's Henchmen Tetsu KomaiWoo Chung, Riley's principal henchman Tom LondonCop Pete MorrisonPete, bartender-henchman Broderick O'FarrellAmbulance Doctor
Mrs. Wong WingRiley's Maid
Freeman WoodGerald, the drunk

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