King of Chinatown
Ruthless ruler of a city of Shadows!
1939 | 58m | English
Popularity: 0.9 (history)
| Director: | Nick Grindé |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Herbert J. Biberman, Irving Reis, Lillie Hayward |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 17, 1939 |
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| Director: | Nick Grindé |
| Writer: | Herbert J. Biberman, Irving Reis, Lillie Hayward |
| Genres: | Action, Crime, Drama |
| Keywords | nurse, operation, chinatown, surgeon, escaped convict, extortion, firecracker, death, protection racket, hired killer, prizefight, chinese american, moral reformation, fixed fight, racketeer, boxing, benefactor, father daughter relationship, chinese new year, bomb blasts, yellowface, charity benefit, nursing back to health |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2026 Entered: May 02, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Anna May Wong | Dr. Mary Ling |
| Akim Tamiroff | Frank Baturin |
| J. Carrol Naish | The Professor |
| Sidney Toler | Dr. Chang Ling |
| Philip Ahn | Robert 'Bob' Li |
| Anthony Quinn | Mike Gordon |
| Bernadene Hayes | Dolly Warren |
| Roscoe Karns | Rip Harrigan |
| Ray Mayer | Potatoes |
| Richard Denning | Jeff, Protective Association Henchman |
| Archie Twitchell | Interne |
| Eddie Marr | Bert, Fight Trainer |
| George Anderson | Detective |
| Charles B. Wood | 1st Gangster |
| George Magrill | 2nd Gangster |
| Charles Trowbridge | Dr. Jones |
| Lily King | Chinese Woman |
| Chester Gan | Mr. Foo |
| Pat West | Announcer at Fight |
| Guy Usher | Investigator |
| Sam Ash | Barber (uncredited) |
| Marie Burton | Nightclub Girl (uncredited) |
| Dolores Casey | Nightclub Girl (uncredited) |
| Ethel Clayton | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| Wong Chung | Chinese Man (uncredited) |
| Sheila Darcy | Nightclub Girl (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Dayton | Nightclub Girl (uncredited) |
| Paula DeCardo | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Raoul Freeman | Detective (uncredited) |
| Norah Gale | Nightclub Girl (uncredited) |
| George Golden | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| Harriette Haddon | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Robert Homans | Detective (uncredited) |
| Gwen Kenyon | Fight Spectator (uncredited) |
| Judith King | Nightclub Girl (uncredited) |
| Charles Lee | Tommy Wu (uncredited) |
| Grace Lem | Chinese Woman (uncredited) |
| Joyce Mathews | Nightclub Girl (uncredited) |
| Larry McGrath | Henchman (uncredited) |
| Ivan Miller | Politician (uncredited) |
| Moy Ming | Businessman (uncredited) |
| Helaine Moler | Nightclub Woman (uncredited) |
| Alexander Pollard | Heath, Baturin's Butler (uncredited) |
| Cyril Ring | Fight Spectator (uncredited) |
| Ben Taggart | Henchman (uncredited) |
| Jimmy Vaughn | Slugger Grady (uncredited) |
| Luana Walters | Nightclub Girl (uncredited) |
| Pierre Watkin | Dist. Atty. Philips (uncredited) |
| Dorothy White | Nightclub Girl (uncredited) |
| Gloria Williams | Nightclub Girl (uncredited) |
| Florence Wix | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Herbert J. Biberman | Story |
| Irving Reis | Screenplay |
| Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Nick Grindé | Director |
| Lillie Hayward | Screenplay |
| Eda Warren | Editor |
| Hans Dreier | Art Direction |
| Robert Odell | Art Direction |
| Leo Tover | Director of Photography |
| Charles Hisserich | Sound Recordist |
| Glenn Rominger | Sound Recordist |
| A. E. Freudeman | Set Decoration |
| Boris Morros | Music Director |
| George Templeton | Assistant Director |
| Alvin Ganzer | Assistant Director |
| Richard Olson | Sound |
| Gladys Unger | Additional Writing |
| Stuart Anthony | Additional Writing |
| Robert Yost | Additional Writing |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Harold Hurley | Producer |
| William LeBaron | Executive Producer |
| Stuart Walker | Associate Producer |
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