The Law of the Tong

1931 film

  • Phyllis Barrington
  • John Harron
  • Jason Robards Sr.
CinematographyWilliam NoblesEdited byS. Roy Luby
Production
company
Willis Kent Productions
Distributed bySyndicate Film Exchange
Release date
  • December 31, 1931 (1931-12-31)
Running time
61 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

The Law of the Tong is a 1931 American pre-Code crime film directed by Lewis D. Collins and starring Phyllis Barrington, John Harron and Jason Robards Sr.[1]

Plot

A dance hall hostess becomes mixed up in a gang smuggling illegal immigrants into America.

Cast

  • Phyllis Barrington as Joan
  • John Harron as Doug
  • Jason Robards Sr. as Charlie Wong
  • Frank Lackteen as Yuen Lee
  • Dot Farley as Madam Duval
  • Mary Carr as Mother McGregor
  • William Malan as Captain McGregor
  • Richard Alexander as Davy Jones
  • Wong Chung as Tong Member
  • Ben Corbett as First Drunk
  • Olin Francis as Dance Hall Customer

References

  1. ^ Pitts p.394

Bibliography

  • Michael R. Pitts. Poverty Row Studios, 1929–1940: An Illustrated History of 55 Independent Film Companies, with a Filmography for Each. McFarland & Company, 2005.
  • The Law of the Tong at IMDb
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