King of Chinatown

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King of Chinatown

"Ruthless ruler of a city of Shadows!"

1939

0h 57m

5.8(6 votes)

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Crime

Drama

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.

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51 members

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Bernadene Hayes

Dolly Warren

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Akim Tamiroff

Frank Baturin

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Philip Ahn

Robert 'Bob' Li

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J. Carrol Naish

The Professor

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Anna May Wong

Dr. Mary Ling

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Anthony Quinn

Mike Gordon

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Roscoe Karns

Rip Harrigan

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Sidney Toler

Dr. Chang Ling

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Ray Mayer

Potatoes

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Richard Denning

Interne

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Archie Twitchell

2nd Interne

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George Anderson

Detective

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Charles B. Wood

1st Gangster

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George Magrill

2nd Gangster

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Charles Trowbridge

Dr. Jones

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Lily King

Chinese Woman

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Chester Gan

Mr. Foo

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Pat West

Announcer at Fight

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Guy Usher

Investigator

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Raoul Freeman

Detective (uncredited)

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Eddie Marr

Henchman Bert

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Wong Chung

Chinese Man

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Sam Ash

Barber (uncredited)

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Marie Burton

Nightclub Girl (uncredited)

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Dolores Casey

Nightclub Girl (uncredited)

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Ethel Clayton

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Sheila Darcy

Nightclub Girl (uncredited)

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Dorothy Dayton

Nightclub Girl (uncredited)

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Paula DeCardo

Dancer (uncredited)

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Norah Gale

Nightclub Girl (uncredited)

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George Golden

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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Harriette Haddon

Dancer (uncredited)

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Robert Homans

Detective (uncredited)

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Gwen Kenyon

Nightclub Girl (uncredited)

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Judith King

Nightclub Girl (uncredited)

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Charles Lee

Tommy Wu (uncredited)

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Grace Lem

Chinese Woman (uncredited)

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Joyce Mathews

Nightclub Girl (uncredited)

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Larry McGrath

Henchman (uncredited)

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Ivan Miller

Politician (uncredited)

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Moy Ming

Businessman (uncredited)

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Helaine Moler

Nightclub Woman (uncredited)

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Alexander Pollard

Heath - Baturin's Butler (uncredited)

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Cyril Ring

Fight Spectator (uncredited)

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Ben Taggart

Henchman (uncredited)

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Jimmy Vaughn

Slugger Grady (uncredited)

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Luana Walters

Nightclub Girl (uncredited)

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Pierre Watkin

Dist. Atty. Philips (uncredited)

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Dorothy White

Nightclub Girl (uncredited)

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Gloria Williams

Nightclub Girl (uncredited)

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Florence Wix

Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

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