A hatchet man is ordered to kill his close friend for the sake of Tong.A hatchet man is ordered to kill his close friend for the sake of Tong.A hatchet man is ordered to kill his close friend for the sake of Tong.
J. Carrol Naish
- Sun Yat Ming
- (as J. Carroll Naish)
Edward Peil Sr.
- Bing Foo
- (as Eddie Piel)
Anna Chang
- Sing Girl
- (uncredited)
Blanche Friderici
- Madame Si-Si
- (uncredited)
Willie Fung
- Notary Fung Loo
- (uncredited)
- …
Anne Howard
- Young Girl
- (uncredited)
Ralph Ince
- 'Big Jim' Malone
- (uncredited)
Otto Lederer
- Pawnbroker
- (uncredited)
James B. Leong
- Tong Member
- (uncredited)
Gladys Lloyd
- Fan Yi
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaEdward G. Robinson's wife at the time, Gladys Lloyd, appears uncredited as "Fan Yi". They were married from 1927 to 1956 and she would appear in five films with him from 1931-32.
- GoofsWhen Wong Low Get displays the scar on his left arm to the Tong; he places his right arm palm down over his left and pulls back the sleeve. But on the next immediate cut which is a close-up of the arm; he now has his right arm palm up under the left arm.
- Quotes
Wong Low Get: Sometimes it is better that the eye should not see what the hand is doing.
- ConnectionsEdited into Torchy Blane in Chinatown (1939)
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They couldn't make this movie today...or could they?
Naturally, the casting of Caucasian actors in Asian roles (see also "The Good Earth," "Dragon Seed," Charlie Chan, Mr. Moto, etc.) is a thing of the past. Casting Edward G. Robinson as a Chinese hit man is equivalent to doing a revival of "Flower Drum Song" with Hugh Jackman and Britney Spears. However, the plot of "The Hatchet Man" is well-thought out and surprisingly respectful of Chinese culture in America. Okay, they're killing each other, but is that any worse than, say, "The Godfather" series as relates to Italian-American culture? At least that don't have the Chinese characters saying things like, "Oh, me velly solly." Plus, the ending (which I won't spoil) is absolutely right and decidedly welcome.
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- Nov 21, 2003
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- The Honorable Mr. Wong
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- Runtime1 hour 14 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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