Daughter of the Tong
| Daughter of the Tong | |
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| Directed by | Raymond K. Johnson |
| Produced by | Lester F. Scott Jr. |
| Written by |
George H. Plympton (story) Alan Merritt (continuity) |
| Starring |
Evelyn Brent Grant Withers Dorothy Short |
| Cinematography | Elmer Dyer |
| Edited by | Charles Diltz |
| Distributed by | Metropolitan Pictures |
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Release date
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August 28, 1939 |
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Running time
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56 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Daughter of the Tong is a 1939 crime film about a detective that goes against a female leader of an Oriental crime ring.
Ralph Dickson is an FBI agent assigned to investigate the killing of a colleague. He is chosen to investigate due to an uncanny likeness to the presumed killer. Dickson goes undercover and learns the identity of the gang leader, Carney, who is also known as "the Illustrious One" and the "Daughter of the Tong." Carney stays holed up at the Oriental Hotel while she has her henchmen doing her dirty work.
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