Law of the Tong (1931)

A young girl working as a dance-hall hostess gets mixed up in a scheme that smuggles illegal Chinese aliens into the country.

Director:

Lewis D. Collins

Writer:

Oliver Drake (story)

Stars:

Phyllis Barrington, John Harron, Jason Robards Sr.

Cast

Cast overview:
Phyllis Barrington	...	Joan
John Harron	...	Doug
Jason Robards Sr.	...	Charlie Wong (as Jason Robards)
Frank Lackteen	...	Yuen Lee
Dot Farley	...	Madam Duval (as Dorothy Farley)
Mary Carr	...	Mother McGregor
William Malan	...	Captain McGregor (as William Mahlen)
Richard Alexander	...	Davy Jones

Storyline

Sweet and innocent Joan (Phyllis Barrington)finds herself working in a dive frequented by sailors on the Chinese waterfront section. Heroic Doug (John Harron) comes in and asks her why a swell girl like her is working in such a low-life place. She quits but the head of one of the Chinese tongs, Charley Wong, (played by Jason Robards Sr., billed as he was always billed as just Jason Robards), takes a liking to her and gets her to join the local Salvation Army. And then she and Doug get involved in a tong-war.

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Plot Keywords:

waterfront | tong | dance hall | sailor | salvation army | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 December 1931 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Willis Kent Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

61 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

The calendar for July shown on screen has only thirty, not thirty-one, days.

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