Chinatown Squad

Chinatown Squad

NR 1935 · 75 min · ★ 7.5 · Crime, Action

Police search for the killer of a man who misused $700,000 intended for the Chinese Communists.

Directed by Murray Roth · Written by Lawrence G. Blochman

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