The Hatchet Man (1932) Edward G Robinson, Loretta Young (Pre-code)

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Directed by

William A. Wellman



Writing credits

(in alphabetical order)

Achmed Abdullah play "The Honorable Mr. Wong"

J. Grubb Alexander writer

David Belasco play "The Honorable Mr. Wong"





Cast

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 (as J. Carroll Naish)

Charles Middleton ... Lip Hop Fat

E. Alyn Warren ... Soo Lat, the Cobbler

Edward Peil Sr. ... Bing Foo (as Eddie Piel)

Anna Chang ... Sing Girl (uncredited)

Blanche Friderici ... Madame Si-Si (uncredited)

Willie Fung ... Notary Fung Loo / Bomb maker (uncredited)

Ralph Ince ... 'Big Jim' Malone (uncredited)

Otto Lederer ... Pawnbroker (uncredited)

James B. Leong ... Tong Member (uncredited)

Gladys Lloyd ... Fan Yi (uncredited)

Noel Madison ... Charley Kee (uncredited)

Miki Morita ... Bodyguard (uncredited)

Toshia Mori ... Miss Ling, Wong's Secretary (uncredited)

Evelyn Selbie ... Wah Li (uncredited)

Otto Yamaoka ... Chung Ho (uncredited)



Original Music by

Bernhard Kaun (uncredited)



Cinematography by

Sidney Hickox (as Sid Hickox)



Film Editing by

Owen Marks



Art Direction by

Anton Grot



Costume Design by

Earl Luick (gowns)



Sound Department

Robert B. Lee .... sound (uncredited)



Camera and Electrical Department

Wesley Anderson .... assistant camera (uncredited)

John Ellis .... still photographer (uncredited)

Richard Towers .... second camera operator (uncredited)



Music Department

Leo F. Forbstein .... conductor



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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful:-

Good Stuff, 28 February 2008



Author: from Louisville, KY



Hatchet Man, The (1932)



*** (out of 4)



Entertaining crime picture has Edward G. Robinson playing the title character, a hit man for a tong gang in Chinatown who must murder his best friend. Before the murder the man gives his daughter to Robinson so that he can marry her when she gets older. Years pass and Robinson and the girl (Loretta Young) are about to be married when another tong war breaks out. Director Wellman knows how to handle this material and does so very well and the film moves very fast and is over before you can blink. The fact that whites are playing all the Asian roles might bother some but nothing ever gets too offensive. Robinson gives a very good, quiet performance even though he's never believable as an Asian. He speaks with his normal voice so there's really never an attempt to come off Asian. Young is also very good in her role, although she isn't given a whole lot to do. I'm not sure if this is wrong or not but in her Asian make up she comes off as one of the most attractive Asian women I've seen. The supporting cast are all fine in their roles with J. Carrol Naish having a bit part. The story is pretty light weight but it remains entertaining through its 74-minutes.





11 out of 14 people found the following comment useful :-

They couldn't make this movie today...or could they?, 21 November 2003

Author: from Cincinnati, OH





Naturally, the casting of Caucasian actors in Asian roles (see also "The Good Earth," "Dragon Seed," Charlie Chan, Mr. Moto, etc.) is a thing of the past. Casting Edward G. Robinson as a Chinese hit man is equivalent to doing a revival of "Flower Drum Song" with Hugh Jackman and Britney Spears. However, the plot of "The Hatchet Man" is well-thought out and surprisingly respectful of Chinese culture in America. Okay, they're killing each other, but is that any worse than, say, "The Godfather" series as relates to Italian-American culture? At least that don't have the Chinese characters saying things like, "Oh, me velly solly." Plus, the ending (which I won't spoil) is absolutely right and decidedly welcome.





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The tracking is off for a few minutes into the movie, works itself out. Cropped as much of the top off as possible, so that the tracking line wouldn't show so much and be distracting.



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