Chinatown Nights

Directed by William A. Wellman
Passed
March 30, 1929    83mDrama, Action,
5.54.0
Society woman Joan Fry 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 that he is in love with her, and he determines to lift her up again. "Boston" Charley, the rival gang-leader, has other plans.

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  • 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
  • William A. WellmanDirector
  • David O. SelznickAssociate Producer
  • Henry W. GerrardDirector Of Photography
  • Samuel OrnitzStory

Chinatown Nights Trivia

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