Chinatown Charlie
More Thrills Than a Trip Through Chinatown! More Mystery Than a Bowl of Chop Suey!
NR 1928 · 70 min · ★ 7.0 · Comedy
A likeable pickpocket happens to stumble onto a white slavery ring while plying his trade in Chinatown.
Directed by Charles Hines · Written by John Grey
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Johnny Hines Charlie -
Louise Lorraine Annie Gordon -
Harry Gribbon Red Mike -
Sôjin Kamiyama The Mandarin -
Anna May Wong Mandarin's Sweetheart -
Fred Kohler Monk -
Scooter Lowry Oswald -
George Kuwa Hip Sing Toy - J John Burdette Gyp
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