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The Tong-Man
Also known as {The Tong Man}
(1919) United States of America
B&W : Five reels / 4975 feet
Directed by William Worthington

Cast: Sessue Hayakawa [Luk Chan], Helen Jerome Eddy [Sen Chee Toy], Marc Robbins [Ming Tai]; Toyo Fujita, Jack Abbe (Jack Yutaka Abbe)

The Haworth Pictures Corporation production; distributed by Robertson-Cole Company, Division of Films (Robertson-Cole Distributing Corporation) [Superior Pictures] through Exhibitors Mutual Distributing Corporation. / Scenario by F. Richard Schayer, from the novel The Dragon’s Daughter by Clyde C. Westover. Art direction by Milton Menasco. Photographer (cinematography by) Frank D. Williams. / © 26 November 1919 by The Haworth Pictures Corporation [LU14478]. Released 14 December 1919. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama.

Synopsis: Synopsis available in AFI-F1 n. F1.4515.

Survival status: Print exists [16mm reduction positive].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Asians - Assassinations - Chinese - Drugs: Opium - Families: Father-daughter relationships - Tong wars - USA: California: San Francisco - Weapons: Guns

Listing updated: 14 January 2014.

References: Film credits, film viewing : AFI-F1 n. F1.4515; Lahue-Gentlemen p. 110; Limbacher-Feature p. 255; MoPicStudioDir-1921; Spehr-American p. 4 : ClasIm-220 p. 35.

Home video: DVD.

 
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