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Chinatown Charlie: Directed by Charles Hines. With Johnny Hines, Louise Lorraine, Harry Gribbon, Fred Kohler. Chinatown bus tour guide Charlie (Hines) finds that one of his lady riders (Louise Lorraine) is pursued by a Tong gang because she has a supposedly magic ring.
- Charles Hines
- 1928-04-15
- Comedy
- 70
Chinatown Charlie is a 1928 silent film comedy directed by Charles Hines for release by First National Pictures. It stars actor Johnny Hines.
Chinatown bus tour guide Charlie (Hines) finds that one of his lady riders (Louise Lorraine) is pursued by a Tong gang because she has a supposedly magic ring. They kidnap her and she's brought to a mysterious Mandarin's mansion, where Charlie goes to rescue her.
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Charlie, a Chinatown tour guide, attempts to protect one of his female passengers from a gang wanting to steal her ring, reputed to have supernatural powers. He rescues the girl after an escapade at a mandarin's palace in which some acrobats form a human chain across the street two floors aboveground.
- Charles Hines
- Johnny Hines
Synopsis by Hal Erickson. Critics in 1928 often commented on the near-oriental facial features of popular screen comedian Johnny Hines (political correctness wasn't a consideration back then), so few were surprised when Hines turned up in the 8-reel comedy Chinatown Charlie.
A likeable pickpocket happens to stumble onto a white slavery ring while plying his trade in Chinatown.
