Chinatown at Midnight

Chinatown at Midnight

Behind-the-scenes story... as detectives trap killer inside San Francisco's Chinatown at Midnight!

NR 1949 · 67 min · ★ 6.0 · Crime, Mystery

A young man who steals valuable Oriental objects for a crooked antique dealer is hunted down by the police after his latest Chinatown robbery turns violent.

Directed by Seymour Friedman · Written by Robert Libott

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