Chinatown Nights
5.5
“A white woman lost among Chinamen”
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.
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Cast
16 people
Wallace Beery
Chuck Riley
Known for
Grand Hotel
Treasure Island
Florence Vidor
Joan Fry
Also in
The Marriage Circle
Old Wives for New
Warner Oland
"Boston Charley" Wu
Known for
The Jazz Singer
Werewolf of London
Jack McHugh
The Nameless Street Urchin
Also in
The Joke's on You
Funny Face
Jack Oakie
James "Jimmy" Williams, the reporter
Known for
The Great Dictator
Lover Come Back
Inez Marion
Frank Chew
The Gambler
Also in
Gang War
Shanghai Bound
Richard Cramer
Delaney, the bartender who throws Joan into street
Known for
Scram!
Pack Up Your Troubles
Bess Flowers
Woman on Stairway
Known for
Funny Face
Monkey Business
Willie Fung
One of Riley's Henchmen
Known for
The Letter
Red Dust
Tetsu Komai
Woo Chung, Riley's principal henchman
Known for
Island of Lost Souls
The Letter
Tom London
Cop
Also in
Captain America
Bar-Z Bad Men
William A. Wellman Director · Samuel Ornitz Story Henry W. Gerrard Cinematographer
United States release March 29, 1929 · Produced in United States
Production
Paramount Pictures
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United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 29, 1929
Theatrical
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