Chinatown Nights

Chinatown Nights

A white woman lost among Chinamen

1929 · 83 min · ★ 4.4 · Drama, Action, Crime

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.

Directed by William A. Wellman · Written by Samuel Ornitz

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