A detective matches wits with the female leader of an Oriental crime ring.A detective matches wits with the female leader of an Oriental crime ring.A detective matches wits with the female leader of an Oriental crime ring.
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James Coleman
- Hardy
- (uncredited)
Richard Cramer
- FBI Man
- (uncredited)
Joe Garcio
- Henchman
- (uncredited)
Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian
- Henchman
- (uncredited)
Jack Hendricks
- Henchman Playing Pinball Machine
- (uncredited)
James B. Leong
- Importer
- (uncredited)
Walter Long
- Henchman
- (uncredited)
Lew Meehan
- Warehouseman
- (uncredited)
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Okay Programmer
Thanks to the movie's extended prologue I now know who the FBI is. Like most Americans, I was in serious doubt. Kidding aside, the prologue is rather odd in its assumptions, even for 1939. All in all, there's nothing special about this 60-minute programmer that mainly dramatizes the agency at work in stopping an Asian smuggling ring. It appears the culprits smuggle people into the country inside sealed boxes who apparently breathe by magic. Anyway, despite the title, the flick's not very ethnic, Loo being the only real Asian, and with no real presence of a tong.
Story-wise, Withers goes undercover to penetrate the gang and its mysterious mastermind, Carney. But to us viewers, the culprit's pretty apparent from the outset. Don't worry, though, if things slow down there's always a brawl available- I hope the guys got double pay for all the acrobatics. And catch the great Richard Loo already planning his many sinister roles in WWII, along with Dave O'Brien taking a break from six-shooters and cowboy hats. On the other hand, it's too bad Brent didn't make a stronger try at acting evil since she really looks the part. The best part to me was the well-crafted car chase over mountain roads that's worthy of a more expensive production. Anyway, the flick's an okay action feature for a slow evening, but nothing more.
Story-wise, Withers goes undercover to penetrate the gang and its mysterious mastermind, Carney. But to us viewers, the culprit's pretty apparent from the outset. Don't worry, though, if things slow down there's always a brawl available- I hope the guys got double pay for all the acrobatics. And catch the great Richard Loo already planning his many sinister roles in WWII, along with Dave O'Brien taking a break from six-shooters and cowboy hats. On the other hand, it's too bad Brent didn't make a stronger try at acting evil since she really looks the part. The best part to me was the well-crafted car chase over mountain roads that's worthy of a more expensive production. Anyway, the flick's an okay action feature for a slow evening, but nothing more.
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- dougdoepke
- Aug 8, 2019
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- La leona del barrio chino
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- Runtime56 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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