The Hatchet Man
1932 · Movie · 74 min. · United States
Wong Low Get (Edward G. Robinson) is the most highly respected hatchet man of his Tong. Having sworn total allegiance, he cannot turn down an order, even one to kill his best friend Sun Yat Sen (J. Carrol Naish). His friend forgives him in advance of his execution, begging only that Wong raise his daughter Toya San (Loretta Young) as his own. Wong does as he has sworn, but as she grows up, he falls in love with her. She marries him out of a sense of obligation, but a handsome younger gangster, Harry En Hai (Leslie Fenton), gets her to leave Wong, disgracing him and leading to a shocking turn of events.
Direction William A. Wellman
Cast Edward G. Robinson · Loretta Young · Dudley Digges · Leslie Fenton · Edmund Breese · Tully Marshall · J. Carrol Naish · Charles Middleton · E. Alyn Warren · Edward Peil Sr.
Soundtrack Bernhard Kaun
Screenplay J. Grubb Alexander · Achmed Abdullah · David Belasco
Cinematography Sidney Hickox
Original title The Hatchet Man
6.3
166 votes (FilmAffinity)
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