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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.
Hatchet Man, The - (Original Trailer) When he's forced to kill his best friend, a Chinese hit man adopts the man's daughter in The Hatchet Man (1932), a pre-Code melodrama directed by William Wellman and starring Edward G. Robinson.
- William A. Wellman
- Edward G. Robinson
A hatchet man must kill his friend for the Tong, a Chinese secret society, but falls in love with his friend's daughter. IMDb provides cast and crew, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this pre-Code film.
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- Crime, Drama
- William A. Wellman
- 1932-02-06
Hatchet man (idiom) In the context of the Watergate scandal, the term hatchet man was used to refer to a trusted and particularly orthodox subordinate tasked by his employer with destroying a political opponent by any means necessary.
Top assassin Wong Low Get (Edward G. Robinson) hears word that he must end the life of his longtime confidant, Sun Yat Ming (J. Carroll Naish). In his last moments of life, Sun asks Wong to care...
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- William A. Wellman
- Crime, Drama
- Edward G. Robinson
San Francisco Tong hatchet man Wong must execute his boyhood friend Sun. Sun knew his time was up and wrote out his will just prior to Wong showing up at his door.
Sep 10, 2012 · The Hatchet Man 1931, directed by William A Wellman | Film review. Film. Time Out says. Robinson is the hit man of the title, a Chinaman who has made it as an American businessman, and who is...
