Chinatown at Midnight

Chinatown at Midnight

Chinatown at Midnight

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Chinatown at Midnight

"Behind-the-scenes story... as detectives trap killer inside San Francisco's Chinatown at Midnight!"

1949

1h 7m

6.0(11 votes)

Crime

Mystery

Overview

A young man who steals valuable Oriental objects for a crooked antique dealer is hunted down by the police after his latest Chinatown robbery turns violent.

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Columbia Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Hurd Hatfield

Hurd Hatfield

Clifford Ward

Jean Willes

Jean Willes

Alice

Tom Powers

Tom Powers

Captain Howard Brown

Ray Walker

Ray Walker

Sam Costa

Charles Russell

Charles Russell

Fred Morgan

Jacqueline deWit

Jacqueline deWit

Lisa Marcel (as Jacqueline DeWit)

Maylia Fong

Maylia Fong

Hazel Fong

Byron Foulger

Byron Foulger

Greer Pharmacy Druggist

Ross Elliott

Ross Elliott

Eddie Marsh

Benson Fong

Benson Fong

Joe Wing

Creative team

Directed by: Seymour Friedman
Written by: Frank Burt
Robert Libott
Produced by: Sam Katzman

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