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The 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.
Original Release
02/04/1932
US Release
02/04/1932
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Edward G. Robinson | Wong Low Get |
| Loretta Young | Sun Toya San |
| Dudley Digges | Nog Hong Fah |
| Leslie Fenton | Harry En Hai |
| Edmund Breese | Yu Chang |
| Tully Marshall | Long Sen Yat |
| J. Carrol Naish | Sun Yat Ming |
| Charles Middleton | Lip Hop Fat |
| E. Alyn Warren | Soo Lat, the Cobbler / Soo Lat the Cobbler |
| Edward Peil Sr. | Bing Foo |
Directors
Writers
Achmed Abdullah, David Belasco, J. Grubb Alexander
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Edward G. Robinson | Wong Low Get |
| Loretta Young | Sun Toya San |
| Dudley Digges | Nog Hong Fah |
| Leslie Fenton | Harry En Hai |
| Edmund Breese | Yu Chang |
| Tully Marshall | Long Sen Yat |
| J. Carrol Naish | Sun Yat Ming |
| Charles Middleton | Lip Hop Fat |
| E. Alyn Warren | Soo Lat, the Cobbler / Soo Lat the Cobbler |
| Edward Peil Sr. | Bing Foo |
| Anna Chang | Sing Girl |
| Blanche Friderici | Madame Si-Si |
| Willie Fung | Notary Fung Loo / Bomb maker |
| Anne Howard | Young girl |
| Ralph Ince | 'Big Jim' Malone |
| Otto Lederer | Pawnbroker |
| James B. Leong | Tong Member |
| Gladys Lloyd | Fan Yi |
| Noel Madison | Charley Kee |
| Toshia Mori | Miss Ling, Wong's Secretary |
