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The Hatchet Man is a american film of genre Drama directed by William A. Wellman released in USA on 6 february 1932 with Edward G. Robinson
The Hatchet Man (1932)
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Add to a movie listThe Hatchet Man (1932) is a Pre-Code film directed by William A. Wellman and starring Edward G. Robinson. Warner Bros. had purchased the David Belasco/Achmed Abdullah play The Honorable Mr. Wong about the Tong gang wars. Made during the few years before strict enforcement of the Production Code, The Hatchet Man has elements that would not be allowed later, such as adultery, narcotics, and a somewhat graphic use of a flying hatchet.
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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 Ming (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.Actors
Edward G. Robinson
(Wong Low Get)
Loretta Young
(Sun Toya San)
Dudley Digges
(Nog Hong Fah)
Edmund Breese
(Yu Chang)
Leslie Fenton
(Harry En Hai)
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