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Chinatown Nights, also known as Tong War, is a 1929 film starring Wallace Beery and begun as a silent film then finished as an all-talking sound one via dubbing. Directed by William A. Wellman and released by Paramount Pictures, Chinatown Nights also stars Florence Vidor, former wife of legendary director King Vidor, who did not dub her own voice and quit the movie business immediately afterward, preferring not to work in sound films; her voice in Chinatown Nights was supplied by actress Nella Walker. The supporting cast includes Warner Oland as a Chinese gangster and Jack Oakie as a stuttering reporter. The movie was based upon the story "Tong War" by Samuel Ornitz.
Original Release
03/30/1929
US Release
03/30/1929
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Wallace Beery | Chuck Riley |
| Florence Vidor | Joan Fry |
| Warner Oland | Boston Charley |
| Jack McHugh | The Shadow |
| Jack Oakie | The Reporter |
| Inez Marion | |
| Frank Chew | The Gambler |
| Richard Cramer | Bartender Who Throws Joan into Street |
| Bess Flowers | Woman on Stairway |
| Willie Fung | One of Riley's Henchmen |
Directors
Writers
Samuel Ornitz, Ben Grauman Kohn, Oliver H.P. Garrett, William B. Jutte, Julian Johnson
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Wallace Beery | Chuck Riley |
| Florence Vidor | Joan Fry |
| Warner Oland | Boston Charley |
| Jack McHugh | The Shadow |
| Jack Oakie | The Reporter |
| Inez Marion | |
| Frank Chew | The Gambler |
| Richard Cramer | Bartender Who Throws Joan into Street |
| Bess Flowers | Woman on Stairway |
| Willie Fung | One of Riley's Henchmen |
| Tetsu Komai | Woo Chung |
| Tom London | Cop |
| Scotty Mattraw | Bartender |
| Pete Morrison | The Bartender |
| Broderick O'Farrell | Doctor |
| Soo Hoo Sun | Chinese at Card Game durinp police raid |
| Mrs. Wong Wing | The Maid |
| Freeman Wood | Gerald |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| David O. Selznick | Producer |
